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Colour

#DCC969

  • #DCC969
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DCC969 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 201, 105 and HSL 50°, 62%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DCC969#DCC969
HEX#DCC969
RGBrgb(220, 201, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7882, 0.4118
RGB percentages86.3%, 78.8%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(50.1, 62.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 52.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 52.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,469,481
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#233696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9C560no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DECB6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EBBDB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.3Dark khaki · ΔE 13.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.6Burlywood · ΔE 23.8Goldenrod · ΔE 25.6Navajo white · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#697CDC
Analogous#DC8F69, #B6DC69
Triadic#69DCC9, #C969DC
Split complementary#69B5DC, #8F69DC
Tetradic#69DC90, #697CDC, #DC69B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F6E5
Lighter +20%#EFE7BC
Lighter +10%#E6D892
Darker −10%#D2BA40
Darker −20%#B59E2A
Darker −30%#8B7A21
Darker −40%#625617
More saturated +25%#F3D852
Less saturated −25%#C5BA80

Channel breakdown

R220
G201
B105
Red220 (86.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue50.09°
Saturation (HSL)62.16%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C9 · B 69

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