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Colour

#DCC972

  • #DCC972
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DCC972 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 201, 114 and HSL 49°, 60%, 65%. 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

#DCC972#DCC972
HEX#DCC972
RGBrgb(220, 201, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7882, 0.4471
RGB percentages86.3%, 78.8%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(49.2, 60.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 48.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 48.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,469,490
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#23368D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8C56Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DECC76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EABEB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.4Dark khaki · ΔE 10.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.1Burlywood · ΔE 20Navajo white · ΔE 21.7Moccasin · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7285DC
Analogous#DC9472, #BADC72
Triadic#72DCC9, #C972DC
Split complementary#72BADC, #9472DC
Tetradic#72DC94, #7285DC, #DC72BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8ED
Lighter +20%#F0E8C4
Lighter +10%#E6D99B
Darker −10%#D2B949
Darker −20%#BAA12E
Darker −30%#917D24
Darker −40%#685A1A
More saturated +25%#F2D75C
Less saturated −25%#C6BB88

Channel breakdown

R220
G201
B114
Red220 (86.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue49.25°
Saturation (HSL)60.23%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G C9 · B 72

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