Colour

#D3BC42

#D3BC42
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#D3BC42 is a yellow with RGB values 211, 188, 66 and HSL 50°, 62%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D3BC42#D3BC42

HEX#D3BC42

RGBrgb(211, 188, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7373, 0.2588

RGB percentages82.7%, 73.7%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(50.5, 62.2%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 68.7%, 82.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 68.7%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,876,290

CSS custom property--colour: #D3BC42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#2C43BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEB731no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4BF49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E3AEA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3 Khaki · ΔE 22.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.1 Olive · ΔE 26 Gold · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4259D3

Analogous#D37342, #A2D342

Triadic#42D3BC, #BC42D3

Split complementary#42A2D3, #7442D3

Tetradic#42D373, #4259D3, #D342A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF7E7

Lighter +30%#F0E8BE

Lighter +20%#E6D995

Lighter +10%#DDCB6B

Darker −10%#B7A12B

Darker −20%#8E7D21

Darker −30%#655817

Darker −40%#3B340E

More saturated +25%#F0D025

Less saturated −25%#B6A85F

Channel breakdown

R211

G188

B66

Red211 (82.7%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue50.48°

Saturation (HSL)62.23%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D3 · G BC · B 42

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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