Recognised as Colour
#DFC708
- #DFC708
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFC708 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 199, 8 and HSL 53°, 93%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DFC708#DFC708
HEX#DFC708
RGBrgb(223, 199, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7804, 0.0314
RGB percentages87.5%, 78%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(53.3, 93.1%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 96.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 96.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,480
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC708;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 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#BEBEBE
Inverted#2038F7
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#0820DF
Analogous#DF5B08, #8CDF08
Triadic#08DFC7, #C708DF
Split complementary#088CDF, #5B08DF
Tetradic#08DF5B, #0820DF, #DF088C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G199
B8
Red223 (87.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue53.3°
Saturation (HSL)93.07%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C7 · B 08
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