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Recognised as Colour

#DABF42

  • #DABF42
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DABF42 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 191, 66 and HSL 49°, 67%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DABF42#DABF42
HEX#DABF42
RGBrgb(218, 191, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.749, 0.2588
RGB percentages85.5%, 74.9%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(49.3, 67.3%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 69.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 69.7%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,335,810
CSS custom property--colour: #DABF42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#2540BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BB30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C449no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EBB1A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23Khaki · ΔE 23.1Dark khaki · ΔE 25.1Gold · ΔE 25.4Olive · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#425DDA
Analogous#DA7342, #A9DA42
Triadic#42DABF, #BF42DA
Split complementary#42A9DA, #7342DA
Tetradic#42DA73, #425DDA, #DA42A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9ED
Lighter +30%#F3EAC2
Lighter +20%#EBDC97
Lighter +10%#E2CD6D
Darker −10%#C3A726
Darker −20%#98821E
Darker −30%#6E5E15
Darker −40%#43390D
More saturated +25%#F6D126
Less saturated −25%#BEAD5E

Channel breakdown

R218
G191
B66
Red218 (85.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue49.34°
Saturation (HSL)67.26%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G BF · B 42

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