Colour
#DFC838
- #DFC838
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFC838 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 200, 56 and HSL 52°, 72%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DFC838#DFC838
HEX#DFC838
RGBrgb(223, 200, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7843, 0.2196
RGB percentages87.5%, 78.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(51.7, 72.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 74.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 74.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,784
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC838;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#2037C7
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 text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#384FDF
Analogous#DF7538, #A2DF38
Triadic#38DFC8, #C838DF
Split complementary#38A3DF, #7538DF
Tetradic#38DF75, #384FDF, #DF38A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G200
B56
Red223 (87.5%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue51.74°
Saturation (HSL)72.29%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C8 · B 38
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