Colour

#D1BD59

#D1BD59
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#D1BD59 is a yellow with RGB values 209, 189, 89 and HSL 50°, 57%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#D1BD59#D1BD59

HEX#D1BD59

RGBrgb(209, 189, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.7412, 0.349

RGB percentages82%, 74.1%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(50, 56.6%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 57.4%, 82%)

CMYK0%, 9.6%, 57.4%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,745,497

CSS custom property--colour: #D1BD59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#2E42A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB94Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3C05Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E0B1A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.7 Khaki · ΔE 16.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.2 Burlywood · ΔE 25.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#596DD1

Analogous#D18159, #A9D159

Triadic#59D1BD, #BD59D1

Split complementary#59A9D1, #8159D1

Tetradic#59D181, #596DD1, #D159A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFDF9

Lighter +30%#F2EDD1

Lighter +20%#E7DDA9

Lighter +10%#DCCD81

Darker −10%#C1AA36

Darker −20%#99872B

Darker −30%#72641F

Darker −40%#4A4114

More saturated +25%#EBCF3E

Less saturated −25%#B6AB73

Channel breakdown

R209

G189

B89

Red209 (82%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)56.6%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D1 · G BD · B 59

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