Recognised as Colour
#D4BC28
- #D4BC28
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D4BC28 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 188, 40 and HSL 52°, 68%, 49%. 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
#D4BC28#D4BC28
HEX#D4BC28
RGBrgb(212, 188, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7373, 0.1569
RGB percentages83.1%, 73.7%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(51.6, 68.3%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 81.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 81.1%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,941,800
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BC28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#2B43D7
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 text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2840D4
Analogous#D46628, #96D428
Triadic#28D4BC, #BC28D4
Split complementary#2896D4, #6628D4
Tetradic#28D466, #2840D4, #D42896
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G188
B40
Red212 (83.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue51.63°
Saturation (HSL)68.25%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BC · B 28
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