Colour

#DFC709

#DFC709
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DFC709 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 199, 9 and HSL 53°, 92%, 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

#DFC709#DFC709

HEX#DFC709

RGBrgb(223, 199, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7804, 0.0353

RGB percentages87.5%, 78%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(53.3, 92.2%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 96%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 10.8%, 96%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,665,481

CSS custom property--colour: #DFC709;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.3 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#2038F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CA25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F1B7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.9 from the original

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

Gold · ΔE 11.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Yellow · ΔE 26.6 Orange · ΔE 31.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32 Yellow green · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0921DF

Analogous#DF5C09, #8CDF09

Triadic#09DFC7, #C709DF

Split complementary#098CDF, #5C09DF

Tetradic#09DF5C, #0921DF, #DF098C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF4B8

Lighter +30%#FAED87

Lighter +20%#F8E656

Lighter +10%#F6DF25

Darker −10%#AE9B07

Darker −20%#7D7005

Darker −30%#4C4403

Darker −40%#1B1801

More saturated +25%#E8CE00

Less saturated −25%#C2B126

Channel breakdown

R223

G199

Red223 (87.5%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue53.27°

Saturation (HSL)92.24%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G C7 · B 09

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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