Recognised as Colour
#DFB111
- #DFB111
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFB111 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 177, 17 and HSL 47°, 86%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DFB111#DFB111
HEX#DFB111
RGBrgb(223, 177, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6941, 0.0667
RGB percentages87.5%, 69.4%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(46.6, 85.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.6, 92.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.6%, 92.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,659,857
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB111;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#204EEE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#113FDF
Analogous#DF4A11, #A6DF11
Triadic#11DFB1, #B111DF
Split complementary#11A6DF, #4A11DF
Tetradic#11DF4A, #113FDF, #DF11A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G177
B17
Red223 (87.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue46.6°
Saturation (HSL)85.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G B1 · B 11
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