Recognised as Colour
#DFB421
- #DFB421
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFB421 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 180, 33 and HSL 46°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DFB421#DFB421
HEX#DFB421
RGBrgb(223, 180, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7059, 0.1294
RGB percentages87.5%, 70.6%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(46.4, 74.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 85.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.3%, 85.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,660,641
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB421;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#204BDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#214CDF
Analogous#DF5521, #ABDF21
Triadic#21DFB4, #B421DF
Split complementary#21ABDF, #5521DF
Tetradic#21DF55, #214CDF, #DF21AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G180
B33
Red223 (87.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue46.42°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G B4 · B 21
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