Recognised as Colour

#DFC54A

#DFC54A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DFC54A is a yellow with RGB values 223, 197, 74 and HSL 50°, 70%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DFC54A#DFC54A

HEX#DFC54A

RGBrgb(223, 197, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7725, 0.2902

RGB percentages87.5%, 77.3%, 29%

HSLhsl(49.5, 70%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 66.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 11.7%, 66.8%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,665,034

CSS custom property--colour: #DFC54A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#203AB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8C13Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFC951no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F0B7ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.9 Khaki · ΔE 21.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25 Gold · ΔE 25.7 Olive · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A64DF

Analogous#DF7B4A, #AFDF4A

Triadic#4ADFC5, #C54ADF

Split complementary#4AAFDF, #7B4ADF

Tetradic#4ADF7B, #4A64DF, #DF4AAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDF7

Lighter +30%#F6EFCC

Lighter +20%#EEE1A1

Lighter +10%#E7D375

Darker −10%#D1B325

Darker −20%#A68E1D

Darker −30%#7A6916

Darker −40%#4F440E

More saturated +25%#FAD62F

Less saturated −25%#C4B465

Channel breakdown

R223

G197

B74

Red223 (87.5%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue49.53°

Saturation (HSL)69.95%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G C5 · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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