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Recognised as Colour

#DFC01D

  • #DFC01D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DFC01D is a yellow with RGB values 223, 192, 29 and HSL 50°, 77%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DFC01D#DFC01D
HEX#DFC01D
RGBrgb(223, 192, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7529, 0.1137
RGB percentages87.5%, 75.3%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(50.4, 77%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 87%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 87%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,663,709
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC01D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#203FE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D5BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC62Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F2B0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1D3CDF
Analogous#DF5F1D, #9DDF1D
Triadic#1DDFC0, #C01DDF
Split complementary#1D9DDF, #5F1DDF
Tetradic#1DDF5F, #1D3CDF, #DF1D9D

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F9F2CF
Lighter +30%#F3E6A2
Lighter +20%#EDDA75
Lighter +10%#E7CE48
Darker −10%#B29917
Darker −20%#857211
Darker −30%#584B0B
Darker −40%#2A2506
More saturated +25%#FCD400
Less saturated −25%#C0AB3D

Channel breakdown

R223
G192
B29
Red223 (87.5%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue50.41°
Saturation (HSL)76.98%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C0 · B 1D

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