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Recognised as Colour

#D0BF40

  • #D0BF40
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D0BF40 is a yellow with RGB values 208, 191, 64 and HSL 53°, 61%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D0BF40#D0BF40
HEX#D0BF40
RGBrgb(208, 191, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.749, 0.251
RGB percentages81.6%, 74.9%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(52.9, 60.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 69.2%, 81.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 69.2%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,680,448
CSS custom property--colour: #D0BF40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#2F40BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D0B92Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C048no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E0B2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4051D0
Analogous#D07740, #99D040
Triadic#40D0BF, #BF40D0
Split complementary#4099D0, #7740D0
Tetradic#40D077, #4051D0, #D04099

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F8F6E4
Lighter +30%#EEE8BB
Lighter +20%#E4DA92
Lighter +10%#DACD69
Darker −10%#B1A22C
Darker −20%#887C22
Darker −30%#605718
Darker −40%#37320D
More saturated +25%#EED622
Less saturated −25%#B2A85E

Channel breakdown

R208
G191
B64
Red208 (81.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue52.92°
Saturation (HSL)60.5%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D0 · G BF · B 40

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