Colour
#DFC83B
- #DFC83B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DFC83B is a yellow with RGB values 223, 200, 59 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
#DFC83B#DFC83B
HEX#DFC83B
RGBrgb(223, 200, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7843, 0.2314
RGB percentages87.5%, 78.4%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(51.6, 71.9%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 73.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 73.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,787
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC83B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 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#C3C3C3
Inverted#2037C4
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#3B52DF
Analogous#DF763B, #A4DF3B
Triadic#3BDFC8, #C83BDF
Split complementary#3BA4DF, #763BDF
Tetradic#3BDF76, #3B52DF, #DF3BA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G200
B59
Red223 (87.5%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue51.59°
Saturation (HSL)71.93%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C8 · B 3B
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