Colour
#DFD800
- #DFD800
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFD800 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 216, 0 and HSL 58°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DFD800#DFD800
HEX#DFD800
RGBrgb(223, 216, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8471, 0
RGB percentages87.5%, 84.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(58.1, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.1, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 100%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,669,824
CSS custom property--colour: #DFD800;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.648WCAG 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 13.96:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#2027FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0007DF
Analogous#DF6900, #76DF00
Triadic#00DFD8, #D800DF
Split complementary#0076DF, #6900DF
Tetradic#00DF69, #0007DF, #DF0076
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G216
B0
Red223 (87.5%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue58.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G D8 · B 00
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