Recognised as Colour
#D4BD18
- #D4BD18
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D4BD18 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 189, 24 and HSL 53°, 80%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D4BD18#D4BD18
HEX#D4BD18
RGBrgb(212, 189, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7412, 0.0941
RGB percentages83.1%, 74.1%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(52.7, 79.7%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 88.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 88.7%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,942,040
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BD18;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#2B42E7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#182FD4
Analogous#D45F18, #8DD418
Triadic#18D4BD, #BD18D4
Split complementary#188DD4, #5F18D4
Tetradic#18D45F, #182FD4, #D4188D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G189
B24
Red212 (83.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue52.66°
Saturation (HSL)79.66%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BD · B 18
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