Colour

#DCDC22

#DCDC22
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DCDC22 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 220, 34 and HSL 60°, 73%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DCDC22#DCDC22

HEX#DCDC22

RGBrgb(220, 220, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8627, 0.1333

RGB percentages86.3%, 86.3%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(60, 73.2%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 84.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 84.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,474,274

CSS custom property--colour: #DCDC22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.3:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#2323DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EED200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D737no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#ECCDBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.3 Yellow · ΔE 18.8 Yellow green · ΔE 25.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 33 Green yellow · ΔE 34.4 Khaki · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2222DC

Analogous#DC7F22, #7FDC22

Triadic#22DCDC, #DC22DC

Split complementary#227FDC, #7F22DC

Tetradic#22DC7F, #2222DC, #DC227F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8D2

Lighter +30%#F1F1A6

Lighter +20%#EAEA7A

Lighter +10%#E4E44D

Darker −10%#B0B01B

Darker −20%#848414

Darker −30%#57570E

Darker −40%#2B2B07

More saturated +25%#FCFC02

Less saturated −25%#BCBC42

Channel breakdown

R220

G220

B34

Red220 (86.3%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)73.23%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR DC · G DC · B 22

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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