Recognised as Colour
#DCA602
- #DCA602
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCA602 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 166, 2 and HSL 45°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCA602#DCA602
HEX#DCA602
RGBrgb(220, 166, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.651, 0.0078
RGB percentages86.3%, 65.1%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(45.1, 98.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.1, 99.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 24.5%, 99.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,460,418
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA602;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#2359FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0238DC
Analogous#DC3902, #A5DC02
Triadic#02DCA6, #A602DC
Split complementary#02A5DC, #3902DC
Tetradic#02DC39, #0238DC, #DC02A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G166
B2
Red220 (86.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue45.14°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G A6 · B 02
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