Recognised as Colour
#DCD123
- #DCD123
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DCD123 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 209, 35 and HSL 56°, 73%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DCD123#DCD123
HEX#DCD123
RGBrgb(220, 209, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8196, 0.1373
RGB percentages86.3%, 82%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(56.4, 72.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.4, 84.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 84.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,471,459
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD123;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#232EDC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#232EDC
Analogous#DC7523, #8BDC23
Triadic#23DCD1, #D123DC
Split complementary#238BDC, #7523DC
Tetradic#23DC74, #232EDC, #DC238A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G209
B35
Red220 (86.3%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue56.43°
Saturation (HSL)72.55%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G D1 · B 23
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