Colour
#D4BE17
- #D4BE17
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D4BE17 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 190, 23 and HSL 53°, 80%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D4BE17#D4BE17
HEX#D4BE17
RGBrgb(212, 190, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7451, 0.0902
RGB percentages83.1%, 74.5%, 9%
HSLhsl(53, 80.4%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 89.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 89.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,942,295
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BE17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2B41E8
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 text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#172DD4
Analogous#D45F17, #8CD417
Triadic#17D4BE, #BE17D4
Split complementary#178BD4, #6017D4
Tetradic#17D460, #172DD4, #D4178B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G190
B23
Red212 (83.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue53.02°
Saturation (HSL)80.43%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BE · B 17
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