Recognised as Colour
#DCD331
- #DCD331
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DCD331 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 211, 49 and HSL 57°, 71%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DCD331#DCD331
HEX#DCD331
RGBrgb(220, 211, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8275, 0.1922
RGB percentages86.3%, 82.7%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(56.8, 71%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.8, 77.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 77.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,471,985
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD331;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.41:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#232CCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#313ADC
Analogous#DC7D31, #8FDC31
Triadic#31DCD3, #D331DC
Split complementary#318FDC, #7E31DC
Tetradic#31DC7E, #313ADC, #DC318F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G211
B49
Red220 (86.3%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue56.84°
Saturation (HSL)70.95%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G D3 · B 31
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