Recognised as Colour
#DFC23D
- #DFC23D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFC23D is a yellow with RGB values 223, 194, 61 and HSL 49°, 72%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DFC23D#DFC23D
HEX#DFC23D
RGBrgb(223, 194, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7608, 0.2392
RGB percentages87.5%, 76.1%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(49.3, 71.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 72.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 72.6%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,664,253
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC23D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#203DC2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D5ADF
Analogous#DF713D, #ABDF3D
Triadic#3DDFC2, #C23DDF
Split complementary#3DABDF, #713DDF
Tetradic#3DDF71, #3D5ADF, #DF3DAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G194
B61
Red223 (87.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue49.26°
Saturation (HSL)71.68%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C2 · B 3D
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