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Recognised as Colour

#DFCF8C

  • #DFCF8C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DFCF8C is a yellow with RGB values 223, 207, 140 and HSL 48°, 56%, 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

#DFCF8C#DFCF8C
HEX#DFCF8C
RGBrgb(223, 207, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8118, 0.549
RGB percentages87.5%, 81.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(48.4, 56.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 37.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 37.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,667,660
CSS custom property--colour: #DFCF8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#203073

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCCC87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0D18Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EBC6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 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 text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.8Dark khaki · ΔE 11.5Khaki · ΔE 13.1Navajo white · ΔE 13.1Burlywood · ΔE 13.7Moccasin · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C9CDF
Analogous#DFA58C, #C6DF8C
Triadic#8CDFCF, #CF8CDF
Split complementary#8CC6DF, #A58CDF
Tetradic#8CDFA5, #8C9CDF, #DF8CC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F0DC
Lighter +10%#EAE0B4
Darker −10%#D4BE64
Darker −20%#C9AE3C
Darker −30%#A48D2E
Darker −40%#7C6B23
More saturated +25%#F1DA7A
Less saturated −25%#CDC49E

Channel breakdown

R223
G207
B140
Red223 (87.5%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue48.43°
Saturation (HSL)56.46%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G CF · B 8C

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