Recognised as Colour
#D4B12D
- #D4B12D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D4B12D is a yellow with RGB values 212, 177, 45 and HSL 47°, 66%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D4B12D#D4B12D
HEX#D4B12D
RGBrgb(212, 177, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.6941, 0.1765
RGB percentages83.1%, 69.4%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(47.4, 66%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 78.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 78.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,938,989
CSS custom property--colour: #D4B12D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#2B4ED2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D50D4
Analogous#D45E2D, #A3D42D
Triadic#2DD4B1, #B12DD4
Split complementary#2DA3D4, #5E2DD4
Tetradic#2DD45E, #2D50D4, #D42DA3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G177
B45
Red212 (83.1%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue47.43°
Saturation (HSL)66.01%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G B1 · B 2D
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