Recognised as Colour
#DCC43E
- #DCC43E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCC43E is a yellow with RGB values 220, 196, 62 and HSL 51°, 69%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCC43E#DCC43E
HEX#DCC43E
RGBrgb(220, 196, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7686, 0.2431
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.9%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(50.9, 69.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 71.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 71.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,158
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC43E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#233BC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E56DC
Analogous#DC753E, #A5DC3E
Triadic#3EDCC4, #C43EDC
Split complementary#3EA5DC, #753EDC
Tetradic#3EDC75, #3E56DC, #DC3EA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G196
B62
Red220 (86.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue50.89°
Saturation (HSL)69.3%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C4 · B 3E
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