Colour
#DCC411
- #DCC411
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DCC411 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 196, 17 and HSL 53°, 86%, 46%. 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
#DCC411#DCC411
HEX#DCC411
RGBrgb(220, 196, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7686, 0.0667
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.9%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(52.9, 85.7%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 92.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 92.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,113
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC411;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#233BEE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1129DC
Analogous#DC5F11, #8EDC11
Triadic#11DCC4, #C411DC
Split complementary#118EDC, #5F11DC
Tetradic#11DC5F, #1129DC, #DC118E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G196
B17
Red220 (86.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue52.91°
Saturation (HSL)85.65%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C4 · B 11
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