Recognised as Colour

#DCD07C

#DCD07C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DCD07C is a yellow with RGB values 220, 208, 124 and HSL 52°, 58%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DCD07C#DCD07C

HEX#DCD07C

RGBrgb(220, 208, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8157, 0.4863

RGB percentages86.3%, 81.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(52.5, 57.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 43.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 43.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,471,292

CSS custom property--colour: #DCD07C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.36:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#232F83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DECB75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2D17Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E9C5BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 10.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.7 Burlywood · ΔE 20.3 Navajo white · ΔE 20.4 Moccasin · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C88DC

Analogous#DCA07C, #B8DC7C

Triadic#7CDCD0, #D07CDC

Split complementary#7CB8DC, #A07CDC

Tetradic#7CDCA0, #7C88DC, #DC7CB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFBF5

Lighter +20%#F2EDCC

Lighter +10%#E7DEA4

Darker −10%#D1C254

Darker −20%#BFAD33

Darker −30%#978928

Darker −40%#6E641E

More saturated +25%#F1E067

Less saturated −25%#C7C091

Channel breakdown

R220

G208

B124

Red220 (86.3%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)57.83%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G D0 · B 7C

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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