Colour

#DFBF09

#DFBF09
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DFBF09 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 191, 9 and HSL 51°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DFBF09#DFBF09

HEX#DFBF09

RGBrgb(223, 191, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.749, 0.0353

RGB percentages87.5%, 74.9%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(51, 92.2%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51, 96%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.3%, 96%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,663,433

CSS custom property--colour: #DFBF09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#2040F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC522no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F2AFA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.8 Orange · ΔE 27.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.7 Yellow · ΔE 31 Olive · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0929DF

Analogous#DF5409, #94DF09

Triadic#09DFBF, #BF09DF

Split complementary#0994DF, #5409DF

Tetradic#09DF54, #0929DF, #DF0994

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF2B8

Lighter +30%#FAE987

Lighter +20%#F8E056

Lighter +10%#F6D725

Darker −10%#AE9507

Darker −20%#7D6B05

Darker −30%#4C4103

Darker −40%#1B1701

More saturated +25%#E8C500

Less saturated −25%#C2AB26

Channel breakdown

R223

G191

Red223 (87.5%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue51.03°

Saturation (HSL)92.24%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G BF · B 09

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Colour values

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