Colour
#DFC72E
- #DFC72E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFC72E is a yellow with RGB values 223, 199, 46 and HSL 52°, 73%, 53%. 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
#DFC72E#DFC72E
HEX#DFC72E
RGBrgb(223, 199, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7804, 0.1804
RGB percentages87.5%, 78%, 18%
HSLhsl(51.9, 73.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 79.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 79.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,518
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC72E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#2038D1
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 text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E46DF
Analogous#DF6E2E, #9FDF2E
Triadic#2EDFC7, #C72EDF
Split complementary#2E9EDF, #6F2EDF
Tetradic#2EDF6E, #2E46DF, #DF2E9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G199
B46
Red223 (87.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue51.86°
Saturation (HSL)73.44%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C7 · B 2E
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