Recognised as Colour
#D4BA21
- #D4BA21
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D4BA21 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 186, 33 and HSL 51°, 73%, 48%. 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
#D4BA21#D4BA21
HEX#D4BA21
RGBrgb(212, 186, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7294, 0.1294
RGB percentages83.1%, 72.9%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(51.3, 73.1%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 84.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 84.4%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,941,281
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BA21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#2B45DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#213BD4
Analogous#D46021, #95D421
Triadic#21D4BA, #BA21D4
Split complementary#2194D4, #6021D4
Tetradic#21D461, #213BD4, #D42195
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G186
B33
Red212 (83.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue51.28°
Saturation (HSL)73.06%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BA · B 21
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