Recognised as Colour
#DCC036
- #DCC036
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCC036 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 192, 54 and HSL 50°, 70%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCC036#DCC036
HEX#DCC036
RGBrgb(220, 192, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7529, 0.2118
RGB percentages86.3%, 75.3%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(49.9, 70.3%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 75.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 75.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,126
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC036;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#233FC9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3652DC
Analogous#DC6D36, #A5DC36
Triadic#36DCC0, #C036DC
Split complementary#36A5DC, #6D36DC
Tetradic#36DC6D, #3652DC, #DC36A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G192
B54
Red220 (86.3%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue49.88°
Saturation (HSL)70.34%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C0 · B 36
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