Colour
#DAC230
- #DAC230
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DAC230 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 194, 48 and HSL 52°, 70%, 52%. 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
#DAC230#DAC230
HEX#DAC230
RGBrgb(218, 194, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7608, 0.1882
RGB percentages85.5%, 76.1%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(51.5, 69.7%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 78%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 78%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,336,560
CSS custom property--colour: #DAC230;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#253DCF
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 text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3048DA
Analogous#DA6D30, #9DDA30
Triadic#30DAC2, #C230DA
Split complementary#309DDA, #6D30DA
Tetradic#30DA6D, #3048DA, #DA309D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G194
B48
Red218 (85.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue51.53°
Saturation (HSL)69.67%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G C2 · B 30
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