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Recognised as Colour

#D4BD1C

  • #D4BD1C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D4BD1C is a yellow with RGB values 212, 189, 28 and HSL 52°, 77%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D4BD1C#D4BD1C
HEX#D4BD1C
RGBrgb(212, 189, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7412, 0.1098
RGB percentages83.1%, 74.1%, 11%
HSLhsl(52.5, 76.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 86.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 86.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,942,044
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BD1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50476WCAG 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 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#2B42E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C02Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E5AEA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Gold · ΔE 17.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.4Olive · ΔE 30.6Orange · ΔE 31.2Yellow green · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C33D4
Analogous#D4611C, #8FD41C
Triadic#1CD4BD, #BD1CD4
Split complementary#1C8FD4, #611CD4
Tetradic#1CD461, #1C33D4, #D41C8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F1C5
Lighter +30%#F1E698
Lighter +20%#EBDB6B
Lighter +10%#E5D03E
Darker −10%#A79516
Darker −20%#7A6D10
Darker −30%#4D450A
Darker −40%#201C04
More saturated +25%#F0D200
Less saturated −25%#B6A73A

Channel breakdown

R212
G189
B28
Red212 (83.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)76.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BD · B 1C

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