Recognised as Colour
#DCD347
- #DCD347
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DCD347 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 211, 71 and HSL 56°, 68%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DCD347#DCD347
HEX#DCD347
RGBrgb(220, 211, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8275, 0.2784
RGB percentages86.3%, 82.7%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(56.4, 68%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.4, 67.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 67.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,007
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD347;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.45:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#232CB8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4750DC
Analogous#DC8847, #9BDC47
Triadic#47DCD3, #D347DC
Split complementary#479ADC, #8947DC
Tetradic#47DC88, #4750DC, #DC479A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G211
B71
Red220 (86.3%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue56.38°
Saturation (HSL)68.04%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G D3 · B 47
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