Recognised as Colour
#DCC305
- #DCC305
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DCC305 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 195, 5 and HSL 53°, 96%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DCC305#DCC305
HEX#DCC305
RGBrgb(220, 195, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7647, 0.0196
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.5%, 2%
HSLhsl(53, 95.6%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 97.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 97.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,845
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC305;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#233CFA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#051EDC
Analogous#DC5805, #8ADC05
Triadic#05DCC3, #C305DC
Split complementary#058ADC, #5705DC
Tetradic#05DC57, #051EDC, #DC058A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G195
B5
Red220 (86.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue53.02°
Saturation (HSL)95.56%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C3 · B 05
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