Recognised as Colour
#DCDB37
- #DCDB37
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DCDB37 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 219, 55 and HSL 60°, 70%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DCDB37#DCDB37
HEX#DCDB37
RGBrgb(220, 219, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8588, 0.2157
RGB percentages86.3%, 85.9%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(59.6, 70.2%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.6, 75%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 75%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,039
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDB37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#2324C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3738DC
Analogous#DC8937, #8BDC37
Triadic#37DCDB, #DB37DC
Split complementary#378BDC, #8937DC
Tetradic#37DC88, #3738DC, #DC378B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G219
B55
Red220 (86.3%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue59.64°
Saturation (HSL)70.21%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G DB · B 37
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