Recognised as Colour
#DFC715
- #DFC715
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFC715 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 199, 21 and HSL 53°, 83%, 48%. 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
#DFC715#DFC715
HEX#DFC715
RGBrgb(223, 199, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7804, 0.0824
RGB percentages87.5%, 78%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(52.9, 82.8%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 90.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 90.6%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,493
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC715;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#2038EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#152DDF
Analogous#DF6215, #92DF15
Triadic#15DFC7, #C715DF
Split complementary#1592DF, #6215DF
Tetradic#15DF62, #152DDF, #DF1592
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G199
B21
Red223 (87.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue52.87°
Saturation (HSL)82.79%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C7 · B 15
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