Recognised as Colour
#DCDC4D
- #DCDC4D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#DCDC4D is a yellow with RGB values 220, 220, 77 and HSL 60°, 67%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#DCDC4D#DCDC4D
HEX#DCDC4D
RGBrgb(220, 220, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8627, 0.302
RGB percentages86.3%, 86.3%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(60, 67.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 65%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 65%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,317
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDC4D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#2323B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4D4DDC
Analogous#DC954D, #95DC4D
Triadic#4DDCDC, #DC4DDC
Split complementary#4D95DC, #954DDC
Tetradic#4DDC95, #4D4DDC, #DC4D95
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G220
B77
Red220 (86.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)67.14%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DC · G DC · B 4D
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