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Recognised as Colour

#DFB802

  • #DFB802
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DFB802 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 184, 2 and HSL 49°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DFB802#DFB802
HEX#DFB802
RGBrgb(223, 184, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7216, 0.0078
RGB percentages87.5%, 72.2%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(49.4, 98.2%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 99.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 17.5%, 99.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,661,634
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB802;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#2047FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CEB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C01Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F2A79Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0229DF
Analogous#DF4902, #98DF02
Triadic#02DFB8, #B802DF
Split complementary#0298DF, #4902DF
Tetradic#02DF49, #0229DF, #DF0298

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEF0AF
Lighter +30%#FEE77C
Lighter +20%#FDDE4A
Lighter +10%#FDD417
Darker −10%#AC8E02
Darker −20%#7A6501
Darker −30%#473B01
Darker −40%#151100
More saturated +25%#E1B900
Less saturated −25%#C3A61E

Channel breakdown

R223
G184
B2
Red223 (87.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)98.22%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G B8 · B 02

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