Colour
#DFB424
- #DFB424
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFB424 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 180, 36 and HSL 46°, 75%, 51%. 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
#DFB424#DFB424
HEX#DFB424
RGBrgb(223, 180, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7059, 0.1412
RGB percentages87.5%, 70.6%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(46.2, 74.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 83.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.3%, 83.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,660,644
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB424;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 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#204BDB
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#244FDF
Analogous#DF5624, #ADDF24
Triadic#24DFB4, #B424DF
Split complementary#24ACDF, #5724DF
Tetradic#24DF56, #244FDF, #DF24AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G180
B36
Red223 (87.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue46.2°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G B4 · B 24
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