Recognised as Colour
#DCBF25
- #DCBF25
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCBF25 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 191, 37 and HSL 50°, 72%, 50%. 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
#DCBF25#DCBF25
HEX#DCBF25
RGBrgb(220, 191, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.749, 0.1451
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.9%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(50.5, 72.3%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 83.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 83.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,853
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBF25;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#2340DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2542DC
Analogous#DC6325, #9EDC25
Triadic#25DCBF, #BF25DC
Split complementary#259EDC, #6325DC
Tetradic#25DC63, #2542DC, #DC259E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G191
B37
Red220 (86.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue50.49°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BF · B 25
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