Recognised as Colour
#DFDF37
- #DFDF37
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFDF37 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 223, 55 and HSL 60°, 72%, 55%. 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
#DFDF37#DFDF37
HEX#DFDF37
RGBrgb(223, 223, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8745, 0.2157
RGB percentages87.5%, 87.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(60, 72.4%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 75.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 75.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,671
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDF37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.75:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#2020C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3737DF
Analogous#DF8B37, #8BDF37
Triadic#37DFDF, #DF37DF
Split complementary#378BDF, #8B37DF
Tetradic#37DF8B, #3737DF, #DF378B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G223
B55
Red223 (87.5%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DF · G DF · B 37
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