Recognised as Colour
#DCB026
- #DCB026
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCB026 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 176, 38 and HSL 45°, 72%, 51%. 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
#DCB026#DCB026
HEX#DCB026
RGBrgb(220, 176, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6902, 0.149
RGB percentages86.3%, 69%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(45.5, 72.2%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 82.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 20%, 82.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,463,014
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB026;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#234FD9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2652DC
Analogous#DC5526, #ADDC26
Triadic#26DCB0, #B026DC
Split complementary#26ADDC, #5526DC
Tetradic#26DC55, #2652DC, #DC26AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G176
B38
Red220 (86.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue45.49°
Saturation (HSL)72.22%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B0 · B 26
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