Recognised as Colour
#DFBC10
- #DFBC10
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFBC10 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 188, 16 and HSL 50°, 87%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DFBC10#DFBC10
HEX#DFBC10
RGBrgb(223, 188, 16)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7373, 0.0627
RGB percentages87.5%, 73.7%, 6.3%
HSLhsl(49.9, 86.6%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 92.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 92.8%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,662,672
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBC10;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2043EF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1033DF
Analogous#DF5510, #9ADF10
Triadic#10DFBC, #BC10DF
Split complementary#109ADF, #5510DF
Tetradic#10DF55, #1033DF, #DF109A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G188
B16
Red223 (87.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue16 (6.3%)
Hue49.86°
Saturation (HSL)86.61%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G BC · B 10
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