Recognised as Colour

#DCD41C

#DCD41C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DCD41C is a yellow with RGB values 220, 212, 28 and HSL 58°, 77%, 49%. 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

#DCD41C#DCD41C

HEX#DCD41C

RGBrgb(220, 212, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8314, 0.1098

RGB percentages86.3%, 83.1%, 11%

HSLhsl(57.5, 77.4%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 87.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 3.6%, 87.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,472,220

CSS custom property--colour: #DCD41C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#232BE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBD231no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EDC5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.5 Yellow · ΔE 21.4 Yellow green · ΔE 27.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Khaki · ΔE 35.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C24DC

Analogous#DC741C, #84DC1C

Triadic#1CDCD4, #D41CDC

Split complementary#1C84DC, #741CDC

Tetradic#1CDC74, #1C24DC, #DC1C84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F7CC

Lighter +30%#F3EF9E

Lighter +20%#EDE871

Lighter +10%#E7E044

Darker −10%#AFA816

Darker −20%#827D10

Darker −30%#54510B

Darker −40%#272605

More saturated +25%#F8EE00

Less saturated −25%#BDB83B

Channel breakdown

R220

G212

B28

Red220 (86.3%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue57.5°

Saturation (HSL)77.42%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DC · G D4 · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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