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Recognised as Colour

#DCBE17

  • #DCBE17
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DCBE17 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 190, 23 and HSL 51°, 81%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DCBE17#DCBE17
HEX#DCBE17
RGBrgb(220, 190, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7451, 0.0902
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.5%, 9%
HSLhsl(50.9, 81.1%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 89.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 89.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,583
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBE17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2341E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3B900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC329no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EEAEA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.8Goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.4Orange · ΔE 28.1Yellow · ΔE 32.3Olive · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1735DC
Analogous#DC5B17, #98DC17
Triadic#17DCBE, #BE17DC
Split complementary#1798DC, #5B17DC
Tetradic#17DC5B, #1735DC, #DC1798

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F1C6
Lighter +30%#F4E698
Lighter +20%#EFDB6A
Lighter +10%#EBD03B
Darker −10%#AE9612
Darker −20%#806E0D
Darker −30%#514609
Darker −40%#231E04
More saturated +25%#F3CE00
Less saturated −25%#BEA935

Channel breakdown

R220
G190
B23
Red220 (86.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue50.86°
Saturation (HSL)81.07%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BE · B 17

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