Recognised as Colour
#DCB202
- #DCB202
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCB202 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 178, 2 and HSL 48°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCB202#DCB202
HEX#DCB202
RGBrgb(220, 178, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.698, 0.0078
RGB percentages86.3%, 69.8%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(48.4, 98.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 99.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 19.1%, 99.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,463,490
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB202;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#234DFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#022CDC
Analogous#DC4502, #99DC02
Triadic#02DCB2, #B202DC
Split complementary#0299DC, #4502DC
Tetradic#02DC45, #022CDC, #DC0299
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G178
B2
Red220 (86.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue48.44°
Saturation (HSL)98.2%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B2 · B 02
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