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Recognised as Colour

#DCC322

  • #DCC322
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DCC322 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 195, 34 and HSL 52°, 73%, 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

#DCC322#DCC322
HEX#DCC322
RGBrgb(220, 195, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7647, 0.1333
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.5%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(51.9, 73.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 84.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 84.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,874
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC322;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 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#233CDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7BE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC731no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EEB4A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original
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

Gold · ΔE 15.5Goldenrod · ΔE 17.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28Orange · ΔE 30.7Yellow · ΔE 31Khaki · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#223BDC
Analogous#DC6622, #98DC22
Triadic#22DCC3, #C322DC
Split complementary#2298DC, #6622DC
Tetradic#22DC66, #223BDC, #DC2298

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3D2
Lighter +30%#F1E7A6
Lighter +20%#EADB7A
Lighter +10%#E4CF4D
Darker −10%#B09C1B
Darker −20%#847514
Darker −30%#574E0E
Darker −40%#2B2607
More saturated +25%#FCDA02
Less saturated −25%#BCAC42

Channel breakdown

R220
G195
B34
Red220 (86.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue51.94°
Saturation (HSL)73.23%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C3 · B 22

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