Recognised as Colour
#DCC231
- #DCC231
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCC231 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 194, 49 and HSL 51°, 71%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCC231#DCC231
HEX#DCC231
RGBrgb(220, 194, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7608, 0.1922
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.1%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(50.9, 71%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 77.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 77.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,633
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC231;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#233DCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#314BDC
Analogous#DC6C31, #A1DC31
Triadic#31DCC2, #C231DC
Split complementary#31A1DC, #6C31DC
Tetradic#31DC6C, #314BDC, #DC31A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G194
B49
Red220 (86.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue50.88°
Saturation (HSL)70.95%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C2 · B 31
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