Colour

#DCC847

#DCC847
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DCC847 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 200, 71 and HSL 52°, 68%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DCC847#DCC847

HEX#DCC847

RGBrgb(220, 200, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7843, 0.2784

RGB percentages86.3%, 78.4%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(51.9, 68%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 67.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 9.1%, 67.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,469,191

CSS custom property--colour: #DCC847;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#2337B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC235no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0CA4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EDBAAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 19 Khaki · ΔE 21.8 Gold · ΔE 24.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.2 Olive · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#475BDC

Analogous#DC7D47, #A6DC47

Triadic#47DCC8, #C847DC

Split complementary#47A6DC, #7D47DC

Tetradic#47DC7D, #475BDC, #DC47A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFBF2

Lighter +30%#F4EEC8

Lighter +20%#ECE29D

Lighter +10%#E4D572

Darker −10%#CAB426

Darker −20%#9F8E1E

Darker −30%#746716

Darker −40%#49410E

More saturated +25%#F7DC2C

Less saturated −25%#C1B462

Channel breakdown

R220

G200

B71

Red220 (86.3%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue51.95°

Saturation (HSL)68.04%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G C8 · B 47

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Colour values

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