Colour

#DCDF21

#DCDF21
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#DCDF21 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 223, 33 and HSL 61°, 75%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#DCDF21#DCDF21

HEX#DCDF21

RGBrgb(220, 223, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8745, 0.1294

RGB percentages86.3%, 87.5%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(60.9, 74.8%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.9, 85.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK1.3%, 0%, 85.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,475,041

CSS custom property--colour: #DCDF21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.62:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#2320DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1D500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3D937no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#ECD0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 17.4 Gold · ΔE 19.4 Yellow green · ΔE 24.8 Green yellow · ΔE 32.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 34.8 Khaki · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2421DF

Analogous#DF8321, #7DDF21

Triadic#21DCDF, #DF21DC

Split complementary#217DDF, #8321DF

Tetradic#21DF83, #2421DF, #DF217D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F9D3

Lighter +30%#F1F2A7

Lighter +20%#EAEC7A

Lighter +10%#E3E54E

Darker −10%#B1B31A

Darker −20%#858713

Darker −30%#595A0D

Darker −40%#2D2D07

More saturated +25%#FBFF01

Less saturated −25%#BDBF41

Channel breakdown

R220

G223

B33

Red220 (86.3%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue60.95°

Saturation (HSL)74.8%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DC · G DF · B 21

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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