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Recognised as Colour

#DFC051

  • #DFC051
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DFC051 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 192, 81 and HSL 47°, 69%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DFC051#DFC051
HEX#DFC051
RGBrgb(223, 192, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7529, 0.3176
RGB percentages87.5%, 75.3%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(46.9, 68.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 63.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 63.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,663,761
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC051;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#203FAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BD44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC656no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F0B2A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3Khaki · ΔE 19.4Dark khaki · ΔE 21.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.7Sandy brown · ΔE 27.4Olive · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5170DF
Analogous#DF7951, #B7DF51
Triadic#51DFC0, #C051DF
Split complementary#51B7DF, #7951DF
Tetradic#51DF79, #5170DF, #DF51B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFD
Lighter +30%#F7EFD2
Lighter +20%#EFDFA7
Lighter +10%#E7D07C
Darker −10%#D6B027
Darker −20%#AB8C1F
Darker −30%#806917
Darker −40%#544510
More saturated +25%#F9CF37
Less saturated −25%#C5B16B

Channel breakdown

R223
G192
B81
Red223 (87.5%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue46.9°
Saturation (HSL)68.93%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C0 · B 51

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