Recognised as Colour
#D4BD29
- #D4BD29
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D4BD29 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 189, 41 and HSL 52°, 68%, 50%. 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
#D4BD29#D4BD29
HEX#D4BD29
RGBrgb(212, 189, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7412, 0.1608
RGB percentages83.1%, 74.1%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(51.9, 67.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 80.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 80.7%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,942,057
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BD29;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2B42D6
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 text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2940D4
Analogous#D46829, #96D429
Triadic#29D4BD, #BD29D4
Split complementary#2995D4, #6729D4
Tetradic#29D468, #2940D4, #D42996
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G189
B41
Red212 (83.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue51.93°
Saturation (HSL)67.59%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BD · B 29
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