Recognised as Colour
#DFBE00
- #DFBE00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFBE00 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 190, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DFBE00#DFBE00
HEX#DFBE00
RGBrgb(223, 190, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7451, 0
RGB percentages87.5%, 74.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(51.1, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 100%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,663,168
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBE00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2041FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0021DF
Analogous#DF4F00, #90DF00
Triadic#00DFBE, #BE00DF
Split complementary#0090DF, #4F00DF
Tetradic#00DF4F, #0021DF, #DF0090
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G190
B0
Red223 (87.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue51.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G BE · B 00
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