Recognised as Colour
#DCC321
- #DCC321
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DCC321 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 195, 33 and HSL 52°, 74%, 50%. 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
#DCC321#DCC321
HEX#DCC321
RGBrgb(220, 195, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7647, 0.1294
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.5%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(52, 73.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 85%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 85%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,873
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC321;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#233CDE
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 text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#213ADC
Analogous#DC6621, #97DC21
Triadic#21DCC3, #C321DC
Split complementary#2197DC, #6521DC
Tetradic#21DC66, #213ADC, #DC2198
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G195
B33
Red220 (86.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue51.98°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C3 · B 21
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