Recognised as Colour
#DFB939
- #DFB939
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFB939 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 185, 57 and HSL 46°, 72%, 55%. 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
#DFB939#DFB939
HEX#DFB939
RGBrgb(223, 185, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7255, 0.2235
RGB percentages87.5%, 72.5%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(46.3, 72.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.3, 74.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 74.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,661,945
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB939;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2046C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#395FDF
Analogous#DF6639, #B2DF39
Triadic#39DFB9, #B939DF
Split complementary#39B2DF, #6639DF
Tetradic#39DF66, #395FDF, #DF39B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G185
B57
Red223 (87.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue46.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.17%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G B9 · B 39
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