Colour

#D4BB3E

#D4BB3E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#D4BB3E is a yellow with RGB values 212, 187, 62 and HSL 50°, 64%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D4BB3E#D4BB3E

HEX#D4BB3E

RGBrgb(212, 187, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7333, 0.2431

RGB percentages83.1%, 73.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(50, 63.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 70.8%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 11.8%, 70.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,941,566

CSS custom property--colour: #D4BB3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#2B44C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB72Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4BF45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E5ADA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.1 Khaki · ΔE 23.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.6 Gold · ΔE 26.3 Olive · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3E57D4

Analogous#D4703E, #A2D43E

Triadic#3ED4BB, #BB3ED4

Split complementary#3EA2D4, #703ED4

Tetradic#3ED470, #3E57D4, #D43EA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9F6E5

Lighter +30%#F0E7BB

Lighter +20%#E7D891

Lighter +10%#DDCA68

Darker −10%#B69F29

Darker −20%#8D7A1F

Darker −30%#635616

Darker −40%#39320D

More saturated +25%#F2CF21

Less saturated −25%#B6A75B

Channel breakdown

R212

G187

B62

Red212 (83.1%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)63.56%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G BB · B 3E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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