Recognised as Colour
#D3BC16
- #D3BC16
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gold
#D3BC16 is a yellow with RGB values 211, 188, 22 and HSL 53°, 81%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D3BC16#D3BC16
HEX#D3BC16
RGBrgb(211, 188, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7373, 0.0863
RGB percentages82.7%, 73.7%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(52.7, 81.1%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 89.6%, 82.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 89.6%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,876,246
CSS custom property--colour: #D3BC16;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#2C43E9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#162DD3
Analogous#D35E16, #8BD316
Triadic#16D3BC, #BC16D3
Split complementary#168BD3, #5E16D3
Tetradic#16D35E, #162DD3, #D3168B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R211
G188
B22
Red211 (82.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue52.7°
Saturation (HSL)81.12%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D3 · G BC · B 16
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