Colour
#DCC41E
- #DCC41E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DCC41E is a yellow with RGB values 220, 196, 30 and HSL 52°, 76%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DCC41E#DCC41E
HEX#DCC41E
RGBrgb(220, 196, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7686, 0.1176
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.9%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(52.4, 76%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 86.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 86.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,126
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC41E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#233BE1
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 text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E36DC
Analogous#DC651E, #95DC1E
Triadic#1EDCC4, #C41EDC
Split complementary#1E95DC, #651EDC
Tetradic#1EDC65, #1E36DC, #DC1E95
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G196
B30
Red220 (86.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue52.42°
Saturation (HSL)76%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C4 · B 1E
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