Recognised as Colour
#DFB321
- #DFB321
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFB321 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 179, 33 and HSL 46°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DFB321#DFB321
HEX#DFB321
RGBrgb(223, 179, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.702, 0.1294
RGB percentages87.5%, 70.2%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(46.1, 74.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.1, 85.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 85.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,660,385
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB321;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#204CDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#214DDF
Analogous#DF5421, #ACDF21
Triadic#21DFB3, #B321DF
Split complementary#21ACDF, #5421DF
Tetradic#21DF54, #214DDF, #DF21AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G179
B33
Red223 (87.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue46.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G B3 · B 21
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