Colour
#D3BC1E
- #D3BC1E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D3BC1E is a yellow with RGB values 211, 188, 30 and HSL 52°, 75%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D3BC1E#D3BC1E
HEX#D3BC1E
RGBrgb(211, 188, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7373, 0.1176
RGB percentages82.7%, 73.7%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(52.4, 75.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 85.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 85.8%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,876,254
CSS custom property--colour: #D3BC1E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#2C43E1
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 text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E35D3
Analogous#D3611E, #90D31E
Triadic#1ED3BC, #BC1ED3
Split complementary#1E90D3, #611ED3
Tetradic#1ED361, #1E35D3, #D31E90
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R211
G188
B30
Red211 (82.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue52.38°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D3 · G BC · B 1E
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