Recognised as Colour
#D4BC1B
- #D4BC1B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D4BC1B is a yellow with RGB values 212, 188, 27 and HSL 52°, 77%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D4BC1B#D4BC1B
HEX#D4BC1B
RGBrgb(212, 188, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7373, 0.1059
RGB percentages83.1%, 73.7%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(52.2, 77.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 87.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 87.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,941,787
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BC1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#2B43E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B33D4
Analogous#D45F1B, #8FD41B
Triadic#1BD4BC, #BC1BD4
Split complementary#1B8FD4, #601BD4
Tetradic#1BD460, #1B33D4, #D41B8F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G188
B27
Red212 (83.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue52.22°
Saturation (HSL)77.41%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BC · B 1B
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