Colour

#DFC304

#DFC304
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DFC304 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 195, 4 and HSL 52°, 96%, 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

#DFC304#DFC304

HEX#DFC304

RGBrgb(223, 195, 4)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7647, 0.0157

RGB percentages87.5%, 76.5%, 1.6%

HSLhsl(52.3, 96.5%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 98.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 12.6%, 98.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,664,452

CSS custom property--colour: #DFC304;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#203CFB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8BE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFC722no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F2B3A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.5 Yellow · ΔE 28.5 Orange · ΔE 29.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.1 Yellow green · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0420DF

Analogous#DF5504, #8EDF04

Triadic#04DFC3, #C304DF

Split complementary#048EDF, #5504DF

Tetradic#04DF55, #0420DF, #DF048E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF4B1

Lighter +30%#FDED7F

Lighter +20%#FCE54D

Lighter +10%#FBDE1B

Darker −10%#AD9703

Darker −20%#7B6B02

Darker −30%#494001

Darker −40%#171400

More saturated +25%#E3C600

Less saturated −25%#C3AE20

Channel breakdown

R223

G195

Red223 (87.5%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue4 (1.6%)

Hue52.33°

Saturation (HSL)96.48%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G C3 · B 04

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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