Colour

#DFC900

#DFC900
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DFC900 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 201, 0 and HSL 54°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DFC900#DFC900

HEX#DFC900

RGBrgb(223, 201, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7882, 0

RGB percentages87.5%, 78.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(54.1, 100%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 100%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 9.9%, 100%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,665,984

CSS custom property--colour: #DFC900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#2036FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4CB22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F1B9ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 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 text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.2 Yellow · ΔE 25 Orange · ΔE 33 Yellow green · ΔE 33.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0016DF

Analogous#DF5900, #86DF00

Triadic#00DFC9, #C900DF

Split complementary#0086DF, #5900DF

Tetradic#00DF59, #0016DF, #DF0086

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFF7AC

Lighter +30%#FFF279

Lighter +20%#FFED46

Lighter +10%#FFE813

Darker −10%#AC9B00

Darker −20%#796D00

Darker −30%#463F00

Darker −40%#131100

More saturated +25%#DFC900

Less saturated −25%#C3B31C

Channel breakdown

R223

G201

Red223 (87.5%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue54.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G C9 · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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