Recognised as Colour
#DCC03C
- #DCC03C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCC03C is a yellow with RGB values 220, 192, 60 and HSL 50°, 70%, 55%. 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
#DCC03C#DCC03C
HEX#DCC03C
RGBrgb(220, 192, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7529, 0.2353
RGB percentages86.3%, 75.3%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(49.5, 69.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 72.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 72.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,132
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC03C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#233FC3
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 text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3C58DC
Analogous#DC703C, #A8DC3C
Triadic#3CDCC0, #C03CDC
Split complementary#3CA8DC, #703CDC
Tetradic#3CDC70, #3C58DC, #DC3CA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G192
B60
Red220 (86.3%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue49.5°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C0 · B 3C
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