Colour
#D4BD3C
- #D4BD3C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D4BD3C is a yellow with RGB values 212, 189, 60 and HSL 51°, 64%, 53%. 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
#D4BD3C#D4BD3C
HEX#D4BD3C
RGBrgb(212, 189, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7412, 0.2353
RGB percentages83.1%, 74.1%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(50.9, 63.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 71.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 71.7%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,942,076
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BD3C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#2B42C3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3C53D4
Analogous#D4713C, #9FD43C
Triadic#3CD4BD, #BD3CD4
Split complementary#3C9FD4, #713CD4
Tetradic#3CD471, #3C53D4, #D43C9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G189
B60
Red212 (83.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue50.92°
Saturation (HSL)63.87%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BD · B 3C
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