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Colour

#DCC046

  • #DCC046
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DCC046 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 192, 70 and HSL 49°, 68%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DCC046#DCC046
HEX#DCC046
RGBrgb(220, 192, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7529, 0.2745
RGB percentages86.3%, 75.3%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(48.8, 68.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 68.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 68.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,142
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC046;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#233FB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BC36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC54Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EDB2A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.3Khaki · ΔE 22.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23Dark khaki · ΔE 24.3Gold · ΔE 26.2Olive · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4662DC
Analogous#DC7546, #ADDC46
Triadic#46DCC0, #C046DC
Split complementary#46ADDC, #7546DC
Tetradic#46DC75, #4662DC, #DC46AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAF2
Lighter +30%#F4ECC7
Lighter +20%#ECDD9C
Lighter +10%#E4CF71
Darker −10%#C9AB26
Darker −20%#9E861E
Darker −30%#736216
Darker −40%#483D0E
More saturated +25%#F8D12A
Less saturated −25%#C1AF62

Channel breakdown

R220
G192
B70
Red220 (86.3%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue48.8°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C0 · B 46

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