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Recognised as Colour

#D3C951

  • #D3C951
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#D3C951 is a yellow with RGB values 211, 201, 81 and HSL 55°, 60%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D3C951#D3C951
HEX#D3C951
RGBrgb(211, 201, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7882, 0.3176
RGB percentages82.7%, 78.8%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(55.4, 59.6%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 61.6%, 82.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 61.6%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,879,633
CSS custom property--colour: #D3C951;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#2C36AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D9C243no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC858no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E2BCB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#515BD3
Analogous#D38851, #9CD351
Triadic#51D3C9, #C951D3
Split complementary#519CD3, #8851D3
Tetradic#51D388, #515BD3, #D3519C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCFCF4
Lighter +30%#F2EFCB
Lighter +20%#E8E2A2
Lighter +10%#DDD67A
Darker −10%#C0B531
Darker −20%#988F26
Darker −30%#6F691C
Darker −40%#464212
More saturated +25%#EEE036
Less saturated −25%#B8B26C

Channel breakdown

R211
G201
B81
Red211 (82.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue55.38°
Saturation (HSL)59.63%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D3 · G C9 · B 51

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