Recognised as Colour
#DFC528
- #DFC528
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFC528 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 197, 40 and HSL 51°, 74%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DFC528#DFC528
HEX#DFC528
RGBrgb(223, 197, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7725, 0.1569
RGB percentages87.5%, 77.3%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(51.5, 74.1%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 82.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 82.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,000
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC528;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#203AD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2842DF
Analogous#DF6A28, #9DDF28
Triadic#28DFC5, #C528DF
Split complementary#289DDF, #6A28DF
Tetradic#28DF6A, #2842DF, #DF289D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G197
B40
Red223 (87.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue51.48°
Saturation (HSL)74.09%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C5 · B 28
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