Recognised as Colour
#D4BD2E
- #D4BD2E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D4BD2E is a yellow with RGB values 212, 189, 46 and HSL 52°, 66%, 51%. 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
#D4BD2E#D4BD2E
HEX#D4BD2E
RGBrgb(212, 189, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7412, 0.1804
RGB percentages83.1%, 74.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(51.7, 65.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 78.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 78.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,942,062
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BD2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2B42D1
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 text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E45D4
Analogous#D46A2E, #98D42E
Triadic#2ED4BD, #BD2ED4
Split complementary#2E98D4, #6A2ED4
Tetradic#2ED46A, #2E45D4, #D42E98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G189
B46
Red212 (83.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue51.69°
Saturation (HSL)65.87%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BD · B 2E
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