Recognised as Colour
#DFD83E
- #DFD83E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFD83E is a yellow with RGB values 223, 216, 62 and HSL 57°, 72%, 56%. 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
#DFD83E#DFD83E
HEX#DFD83E
RGBrgb(223, 216, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8471, 0.2431
RGB percentages87.5%, 84.7%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(57.4, 71.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.4, 72.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.1%, 72.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,669,886
CSS custom property--colour: #DFD83E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#2027C1
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 text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E45DF
Analogous#DF873E, #95DF3E
Triadic#3EDFD8, #D83EDF
Split complementary#3E95DF, #873EDF
Tetradic#3EDF88, #3E45DF, #DF3E96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G216
B62
Red223 (87.5%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue57.39°
Saturation (HSL)71.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G D8 · B 3E
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