Recognised as Colour
#DCC609
- #DCC609
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DCC609 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 198, 9 and HSL 54°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DCC609#DCC609
HEX#DCC609
RGBrgb(220, 198, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7765, 0.0353
RGB percentages86.3%, 77.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(53.7, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.7, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 95.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,617
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC609;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#2339F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#091FDC
Analogous#DC5C09, #89DC09
Triadic#09DCC6, #C609DC
Split complementary#0989DC, #5C09DC
Tetradic#09DC5C, #091FDC, #DC0989
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G198
B9
Red220 (86.3%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue53.74°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C6 · B 09
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