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Recognised as Colour

#DCB748

  • #DCB748
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DCB748 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 183, 72 and HSL 45°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DCB748#DCB748
HEX#DCB748
RGBrgb(220, 183, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7176, 0.2824
RGB percentages86.3%, 71.8%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(45, 67.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 67.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 67.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,464,840
CSS custom property--colour: #DCB748;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2348B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB53Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BF4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EDA9A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.9Dark khaki · ΔE 22.6Khaki · ΔE 22.9Sandy brown · ΔE 25Peru · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#486DDC
Analogous#DC6D48, #B7DC48
Triadic#48DCB7, #B748DC
Split complementary#48B7DC, #6D48DC
Tetradic#48DC6D, #486DDC, #DC48B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAF3
Lighter +30%#F5EAC8
Lighter +20%#ECD99E
Lighter +10%#E4C873
Darker −10%#CAA127
Darker −20%#9F7F1F
Darker −30%#755D16
Darker −40%#4A3B0E
More saturated +25%#F7C52D
Less saturated −25%#C1A963

Channel breakdown

R220
G183
B72
Red220 (86.3%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)67.89%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G B7 · B 48

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