Colour
#D4AD04
- #D4AD04
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D4AD04 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 173, 4 and HSL 49°, 96%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D4AD04#D4AD04
HEX#D4AD04
RGBrgb(212, 173, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.6784, 0.0157
RGB percentages83.1%, 67.8%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(48.8, 96.3%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 98.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 18.4%, 98.1%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,937,924
CSS custom property--colour: #D4AD04;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#2B52FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#042BD4
Analogous#D44504, #93D404
Triadic#04D4AD, #AD04D4
Split complementary#0493D4, #4504D4
Tetradic#04D445, #042BD4, #D40493
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G173
B4
Red212 (83.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue48.75°
Saturation (HSL)96.3%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G AD · B 04
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