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Recognised as Colour

#DFC851

  • #DFC851
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DFC851 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 200, 81 and HSL 50°, 69%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DFC851#DFC851
HEX#DFC851
RGBrgb(223, 200, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7843, 0.3176
RGB percentages87.5%, 78.4%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(50.3, 68.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 63.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 63.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,809
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC851;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2037AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC343no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CB57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F0BAAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.7Goldenrod · ΔE 19Dark khaki · ΔE 22.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.4Gold · ΔE 27.6Olive · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5168DF
Analogous#DF8151, #AFDF51
Triadic#51DFC8, #C851DF
Split complementary#51AFDF, #8151DF
Tetradic#51DF81, #5168DF, #DF51AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFD
Lighter +30%#F7F1D2
Lighter +20%#EFE3A7
Lighter +10%#E7D67C
Darker −10%#D6B927
Darker −20%#AB941F
Darker −30%#806F17
Darker −40%#544910
More saturated +25%#F9D937
Less saturated −25%#C5B76B

Channel breakdown

R223
G200
B81
Red223 (87.5%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue50.28°
Saturation (HSL)68.93%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G C8 · B 51

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