Recognised as Colour
#DFB904
- #DFB904
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFB904 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 185, 4 and HSL 50°, 96%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DFB904#DFB904
HEX#DFB904
RGBrgb(223, 185, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7255, 0.0157
RGB percentages87.5%, 72.5%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(49.6, 96.5%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 98.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 98.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,661,892
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB904;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#2046FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#042ADF
Analogous#DF4C04, #97DF04
Triadic#04DFB9, #B904DF
Split complementary#0497DF, #4C04DF
Tetradic#04DF4C, #042ADF, #DF0497
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G185
B4
Red223 (87.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue49.59°
Saturation (HSL)96.48%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G B9 · B 04
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