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Recognised as Colour

#DFAA00

  • #DFAA00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DFAA00 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 170, 0 and HSL 46°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DFAA00#DFAA00
HEX#DFAA00
RGBrgb(223, 170, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6667, 0
RGB percentages87.5%, 66.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(45.7, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 23.8%, 100%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,658,048
CSS custom property--colour: #DFAA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#2055FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEB817no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F39991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 7.1Orange · ΔE 16.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.7Gold · ΔE 20.8Dark orange · ΔE 29.4Sandy brown · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 7.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0035DF
Analogous#DF3B00, #A4DF00
Triadic#00DFAA, #AA00DF
Split complementary#00A4DF, #3B00DF
Tetradic#00DF3B, #0035DF, #DF00A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEBAC
Lighter +30%#FFDF79
Lighter +20%#FFD346
Lighter +10%#FFC713
Darker −10%#AC8300
Darker −20%#795C00
Darker −30%#463500
Darker −40%#130E00
More saturated +25%#DFAA00
Less saturated −25%#C39B1C

Channel breakdown

R223
G170
B0
Red223 (87.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue45.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G AA · B 00

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