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Recognised as Colour

#D4B84E

  • #D4B84E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D4B84E is a yellow with RGB values 212, 184, 78 and HSL 47°, 61%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D4B84E#D4B84E
HEX#D4B84E
RGBrgb(212, 184, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7216, 0.3059
RGB percentages83.1%, 72.2%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(47.5, 60.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 63.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 63.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,940,814
CSS custom property--colour: #D4B84E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#2B47B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB542no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BD53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E4ABA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.2Dark khaki · ΔE 18.1Khaki · ΔE 19.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.2Olive · ΔE 25.9Sandy brown · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E6AD4
Analogous#D4754E, #ADD44E
Triadic#4ED4B8, #B84ED4
Split complementary#4EADD4, #754ED4
Tetradic#4ED475, #4E6AD4, #D44EAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAF2
Lighter +30%#F2E9C9
Lighter +20%#E8D9A0
Lighter +10%#DEC877
Darker −10%#C0A22F
Darker −20%#977F25
Darker −30%#6E5D1B
Darker −40%#453A11
More saturated +25%#F0C833
Less saturated −25%#B9A86A

Channel breakdown

R212
G184
B78
Red212 (83.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue47.46°
Saturation (HSL)60.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G B8 · B 4E

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