Recognised as Colour
#D4BD37
- #D4BD37
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D4BD37 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 189, 55 and HSL 51°, 65%, 52%. 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
#D4BD37#D4BD37
HEX#D4BD37
RGBrgb(212, 189, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7412, 0.2157
RGB percentages83.1%, 74.1%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(51.2, 64.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 74.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 74.1%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,942,071
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BD37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2B42C8
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 text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#374ED4
Analogous#D46F37, #9CD437
Triadic#37D4BD, #BD37D4
Split complementary#379CD4, #6F37D4
Tetradic#37D46F, #374ED4, #D4379C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G189
B55
Red212 (83.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue51.21°
Saturation (HSL)64.61%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BD · B 37
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