Recognised as Colour
#DFAD00
- #DFAD00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFAD00 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 173, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DFAD00#DFAD00
HEX#DFAD00
RGBrgb(223, 173, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6784, 0
RGB percentages87.5%, 67.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(46.5, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 22.4%, 100%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,658,816
CSS custom property--colour: #DFAD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#2052FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0032DF
Analogous#DF3E00, #A2DF00
Triadic#00DFAD, #AD00DF
Split complementary#00A2DF, #3D00DF
Tetradic#00DF3D, #0032DF, #DF00A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G173
B0
Red223 (87.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue46.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G AD · B 00
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