Recognised as Colour
#DFC209
- #DFC209
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFC209 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 194, 9 and HSL 52°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DFC209#DFC209
HEX#DFC209
RGBrgb(223, 194, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7608, 0.0353
RGB percentages87.5%, 76.1%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(51.9, 92.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 96%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 96%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,664,201
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC209;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#203DF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0926DF
Analogous#DF5709, #91DF09
Triadic#09DFC2, #C209DF
Split complementary#0991DF, #5709DF
Tetradic#09DF57, #0926DF, #DF0991
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G194
B9
Red223 (87.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue51.87°
Saturation (HSL)92.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C2 · B 09
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