Recognised as Colour
#DFBD00
- #DFBD00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFBD00 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 189, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DFBD00#DFBD00
HEX#DFBD00
RGBrgb(223, 189, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7412, 0
RGB percentages87.5%, 74.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(50.9, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 100%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,662,912
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2042FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0022DF
Analogous#DF4E00, #92DF00
Triadic#00DFBD, #BD00DF
Split complementary#0092DF, #4D00DF
Tetradic#00DF4E, #0022DF, #DF0092
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G189
B0
Red223 (87.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue50.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G BD · B 00
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