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Recognised as Colour

#D1B309

  • #D1B309
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D1B309 is a yellow with RGB values 209, 179, 9 and HSL 51°, 92%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D1B309#D1B309
HEX#D1B309
RGBrgb(209, 179, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.702, 0.0353
RGB percentages82%, 70.2%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(51, 91.7%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 95.7%, 82%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 95.7%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,742,857
CSS custom property--colour: #D1B309;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#2E4CF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7AF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFB820no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E3A498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.4Gold · ΔE 18.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.7Orange · ΔE 27.5Olive · ΔE 29.7Khaki · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0927D1
Analogous#D14F09, #8BD109
Triadic#09D1B3, #B309D1
Split complementary#098BD1, #4F09D1
Tetradic#09D14F, #0927D1, #D1098B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEFAB
Lighter +30%#F9E67A
Lighter +20%#F7DD49
Lighter +10%#F5D418
Darker −10%#A08907
Darker −20%#6F5F05
Darker −30%#3E3503
Darker −40%#0D0B01
More saturated +25%#DAB900
Less saturated −25%#B6A024

Channel breakdown

R209
G179
B9
Red209 (82%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)91.74%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D1 · G B3 · B 09

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