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Recognised as Colour

#DAC109

  • #DAC109
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DAC109 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 193, 9 and HSL 53°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DAC109#DAC109
HEX#DAC109
RGBrgb(218, 193, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7569, 0.0353
RGB percentages85.5%, 75.7%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(52.8, 92.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 95.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 95.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,336,265
CSS custom property--colour: #DAC109;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#253EF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D5BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC424no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ECB1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0922DA
Analogous#DA5909, #8ADA09
Triadic#09DAC1, #C109DA
Split complementary#098ADA, #5909DA
Tetradic#09DA59, #0922DA, #DA098A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCF3B3
Lighter +30%#FAEC82
Lighter +20%#F8E451
Lighter +10%#F6DC20
Darker −10%#A99607
Darker −20%#786A05
Darker −30%#473F03
Darker −40%#161401
More saturated +25%#E3C800
Less saturated −25%#BEAB25

Channel breakdown

R218
G193
B9
Red218 (85.5%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue52.82°
Saturation (HSL)92.07%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G C1 · B 09

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