Recognised as Colour
#DFC829
- #DFC829
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFC829 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 200, 41 and HSL 52°, 74%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DFC829#DFC829
HEX#DFC829
RGBrgb(223, 200, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7843, 0.1608
RGB percentages87.5%, 78.4%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(52.4, 74%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 81.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 81.6%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,769
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC829;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#2037D6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2940DF
Analogous#DF6D29, #9BDF29
Triadic#29DFC8, #C829DF
Split complementary#299BDF, #6D29DF
Tetradic#29DF6D, #2940DF, #DF299B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G200
B41
Red223 (87.5%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue52.42°
Saturation (HSL)73.98%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C8 · B 29
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