Recognised as Colour

#DFD04E

#DFD04E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DFD04E is a yellow with RGB values 223, 208, 78 and HSL 54°, 69%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DFD04E#DFD04E

HEX#DFD04E

RGBrgb(223, 208, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8157, 0.3059

RGB percentages87.5%, 81.6%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(53.8, 69.4%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.8, 65%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 6.7%, 65%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,667,854

CSS custom property--colour: #DFD04E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.27:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#202FB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2CA3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7D156no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#EFC2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 20.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.3 Gold · ΔE 24.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.4 Yellow green · ΔE 28.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 20.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E5DDF

Analogous#DF884E, #A5DF4E

Triadic#4EDFD0, #D04EDF

Split complementary#4EA6DF, #874EDF

Tetradic#4EDF88, #4E5DDF, #DF4EA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFB

Lighter +30%#F6F2D0

Lighter +20%#EFE7A4

Lighter +10%#E7DB79

Darker −10%#D4C226

Darker −20%#A99A1E

Darker −30%#7D7317

Darker −40%#524B0F

More saturated +25%#F9E534

Less saturated −25%#C5BB68

Channel breakdown

R223

G208

B78

Red223 (87.5%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue53.79°

Saturation (HSL)69.38%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G D0 · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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