Recognised as Colour
#DCB414
- #DCB414
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCB414 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 180, 20 and HSL 48°, 83%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCB414#DCB414
HEX#DCB414
RGBrgb(220, 180, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7059, 0.0784
RGB percentages86.3%, 70.6%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(48, 83.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 90.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.2%, 90.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,464,020
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB414;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#234BEB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#143CDC
Analogous#DC5014, #A0DC14
Triadic#14DCB4, #B414DC
Split complementary#14A0DC, #5014DC
Tetradic#14DC50, #143CDC, #DC14A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G180
B20
Red220 (86.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B4 · B 14
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