Recognised as Colour
#DFC565
- #DFC565
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#DFC565 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 197, 101 and HSL 47°, 66%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#DFC565#DFC565
HEX#DFC565
RGBrgb(223, 197, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7725, 0.3961
RGB percentages87.5%, 77.3%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(47.2, 65.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.2, 54.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 54.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,061
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC565;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#203A9A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#657FDF
Analogous#DF8865, #BCDF65
Triadic#65DFC5, #C565DF
Split complementary#65BCDF, #8865DF
Tetradic#65DF88, #657FDF, #DF65BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G197
B101
Red223 (87.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue47.21°
Saturation (HSL)65.59%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C5 · B 65
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