Colour

#DFCF8A

#DFCF8A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DFCF8A is a yellow with RGB values 223, 207, 138 and HSL 49°, 57%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#DFCF8A

RGBrgb(223, 207, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8118, 0.5412

RGB percentages87.5%, 81.2%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(48.7, 57%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 38.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.2%, 38.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,667,658

CSS custom property--colour: #DFCF8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.43:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#203075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCCB85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1D18Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EBC5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 11 Khaki · ΔE 12.3 Navajo white · ΔE 13.8 Burlywood · ΔE 14.2 Moccasin · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A9ADF

Analogous#DFA48A, #C4DF8A

Triadic#8ADFCF, #CF8ADF

Split complementary#8AC4DF, #A58ADF

Tetradic#8ADFA4, #8A9ADF, #DF8AC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F0DA

Lighter +10%#EADFB2

Darker −10%#D4BF62

Darker −20%#C9AE3A

Darker −30%#A38D2D

Darker −40%#7B6A22

More saturated +25%#F2DB77

Less saturated −25%#CCC39D

Channel breakdown

R223

G207

B138

Red223 (87.5%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue48.71°

Saturation (HSL)57.05%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G CF · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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