Recognised as Colour
#D4BE37
- #D4BE37
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D4BE37 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 190, 55 and HSL 52°, 65%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D4BE37#D4BE37
HEX#D4BE37
RGBrgb(212, 190, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7451, 0.2157
RGB percentages83.1%, 74.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(51.6, 64.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 74.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 74.1%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,942,327
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BE37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#2B41C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#374DD4
Analogous#D46F37, #9CD437
Triadic#37D4BE, #BE37D4
Split complementary#379CD4, #6F37D4
Tetradic#37D46F, #374DD4, #D4379C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G190
B55
Red212 (83.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue51.59°
Saturation (HSL)64.61%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G BE · B 37
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