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Colour

#DCC850

  • #DCC850
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DCC850 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 200, 80 and HSL 51°, 67%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DCC850#DCC850
HEX#DCC850
RGBrgb(220, 200, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7843, 0.3137
RGB percentages86.3%, 78.4%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(51.4, 66.7%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 63.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 63.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,469,200
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC850;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.42:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2337AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC342no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CA56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#ECBAAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 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 text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.7Goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Dark khaki · ΔE 22.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27Gold · ΔE 27.8Olive · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5064DC
Analogous#DC8250, #AADC50
Triadic#50DCC8, #C850DC
Split complementary#50AADC, #8250DC
Tetradic#50DC82, #5064DC, #DC50AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFA
Lighter +30%#F6F0D0
Lighter +20%#EDE3A5
Lighter +10%#E4D57A
Darker −10%#D0B829
Darker −20%#A59221
Darker −30%#7B6D18
Darker −40%#504710
More saturated +25%#F6DB36
Less saturated −25%#C2B56A

Channel breakdown

R220
G200
B80
Red220 (86.3%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C8 · B 50

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