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Recognised as Colour

#DCBD28

  • #DCBD28
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DCBD28 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 189, 40 and HSL 50°, 72%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DCBD28#DCBD28
HEX#DCBD28
RGBrgb(220, 189, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7412, 0.1569
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.1%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(49.7, 72%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 81.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 81.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,344
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBD28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#2342D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1B900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C334no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EEAEA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.6Gold · ΔE 18.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.9Orange · ΔE 27.9Khaki · ΔE 30.6Olive · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2847DC
Analogous#DC6328, #A1DC28
Triadic#28DCBD, #BD28DC
Split complementary#28A1DC, #6328DC
Tetradic#28DC63, #2847DC, #DC28A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F3D7
Lighter +30%#F1E5AC
Lighter +20%#EAD880
Lighter +10%#E3CA54
Darker −10%#B49A1D
Darker −20%#887416
Darker −30%#5C4F0F
Darker −40%#302908
More saturated +25%#FBD109
Less saturated −25%#BDA947

Channel breakdown

R220
G189
B40
Red220 (86.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue49.67°
Saturation (HSL)72%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BD · B 28

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