Colour
#DFC72A
- #DFC72A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFC72A is a yellow with RGB values 223, 199, 42 and HSL 52°, 74%, 52%. 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
#DFC72A#DFC72A
HEX#DFC72A
RGBrgb(223, 199, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7804, 0.1647
RGB percentages87.5%, 78%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(52, 73.9%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 81.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 81.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,514
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC72A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#2038D5
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 text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A42DF
Analogous#DF6D2A, #9CDF2A
Triadic#2ADFC7, #C72ADF
Split complementary#2A9CDF, #6D2ADF
Tetradic#2ADF6D, #2A42DF, #DF2A9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G199
B42
Red223 (87.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue52.04°
Saturation (HSL)73.88%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C7 · B 2A
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