Recognised as Colour
#DCBE34
- #DCBE34
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCBE34 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 190, 52 and HSL 49°, 71%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCBE34#DCBE34
HEX#DCBE34
RGBrgb(220, 190, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7451, 0.2039
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.5%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(49.3, 70.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 76.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 76.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,612
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBE34;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#2341CB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3452DC
Analogous#DC6A34, #A6DC34
Triadic#34DCBE, #BE34DC
Split complementary#34A6DC, #6A34DC
Tetradic#34DC6A, #3452DC, #DC34A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G190
B52
Red220 (86.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue49.29°
Saturation (HSL)70.59%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BE · B 34
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