Recognised as Colour
#DCB002
- #DCB002
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCB002 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 176, 2 and HSL 48°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCB002#DCB002
HEX#DCB002
RGBrgb(220, 176, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6902, 0.0078
RGB percentages86.3%, 69%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(47.9, 98.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.9, 99.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 20%, 99.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,978
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB002;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#234FFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#022EDC
Analogous#DC4302, #9BDC02
Triadic#02DCB0, #B002DC
Split complementary#029BDC, #4302DC
Tetradic#02DC43, #022EDC, #DC029B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G176
B2
Red220 (86.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue47.89°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B0 · B 02
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