Recognised as Colour
#DCBF2C
- #DCBF2C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCBF2C is a yellow with RGB values 220, 191, 44 and HSL 50°, 72%, 52%. 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
#DCBF2C#DCBF2C
HEX#DCBF2C
RGBrgb(220, 191, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.749, 0.1725
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.9%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(50.1, 71.5%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 80%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 80%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,860
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBF2C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#2340D3
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 text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C49DC
Analogous#DC672C, #A1DC2C
Triadic#2CDCBF, #BF2CDC
Split complementary#2CA1DC, #672CDC
Tetradic#2CDC67, #2C49DC, #DC2CA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G191
B44
Red220 (86.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue50.11°
Saturation (HSL)71.54%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G BF · B 2C
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