Colour
#DCAF1F
- #DCAF1F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCAF1F is a yellow with RGB values 220, 175, 31 and HSL 46°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCAF1F#DCAF1F
HEX#DCAF1F
RGBrgb(220, 175, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6863, 0.1216
RGB percentages86.3%, 68.6%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(45.7, 75.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 85.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 85.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,751
CSS custom property--colour: #DCAF1F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#2350E0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1F4CDC
Analogous#DC511F, #ABDC1F
Triadic#1FDCAF, #AF1FDC
Split complementary#1FAADC, #511FDC
Tetradic#1FDC51, #1F4CDC, #DC1FAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G175
B31
Red220 (86.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue45.71°
Saturation (HSL)75.3%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G AF · B 1F
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