Recognised as Colour
#DFDF2E
- #DFDF2E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFDF2E is a yellow with RGB values 223, 223, 46 and HSL 60°, 73%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DFDF2E#DFDF2E
HEX#DFDF2E
RGBrgb(223, 223, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8745, 0.1804
RGB percentages87.5%, 87.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(60, 73.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 79.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 79.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,662
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDF2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.73:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#2020D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E2EDF
Analogous#DF872E, #87DF2E
Triadic#2EDFDF, #DF2EDF
Split complementary#2E87DF, #872EDF
Tetradic#2EDF87, #2E2EDF, #DF2E87
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G223
B46
Red223 (87.5%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)73.44%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DF · G DF · B 2E
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