Recognised as Colour
#DCC638
- #DCC638
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DCC638 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 198, 56 and HSL 52°, 70%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DCC638#DCC638
HEX#DCC638
RGBrgb(220, 198, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7765, 0.2196
RGB percentages86.3%, 77.6%, 22%
HSLhsl(52, 70.1%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 74.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 74.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,664
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC638;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#2339C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#384EDC
Analogous#DC7438, #A0DC38
Triadic#38DCC6, #C638DC
Split complementary#38A0DC, #7438DC
Tetradic#38DC74, #384EDC, #DC38A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G198
B56
Red220 (86.3%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue51.95°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C6 · B 38
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