Recognised as Colour
#DAC22C
- #DAC22C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DAC22C is a yellow with RGB values 218, 194, 44 and HSL 52°, 70%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DAC22C#DAC22C
HEX#DAC22C
RGBrgb(218, 194, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7608, 0.1725
RGB percentages85.5%, 76.1%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(51.7, 70.2%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 79.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 79.8%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,336,556
CSS custom property--colour: #DAC22C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#253DD3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C44DA
Analogous#DA6B2C, #9BDA2C
Triadic#2CDAC2, #C22CDA
Split complementary#2C9BDA, #6B2CDA
Tetradic#2CDA6B, #2C44DA, #DA2C9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G194
B44
Red218 (85.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue51.72°
Saturation (HSL)70.16%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G C2 · B 2C
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