Colour

#D4BF59

#D4BF59
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#D4BF59 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 191, 89 and HSL 50°, 59%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#D4BF59

RGBrgb(212, 191, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.749, 0.349

RGB percentages83.1%, 74.9%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(49.8, 58.9%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 58%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 9.9%, 58%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,942,617

CSS custom property--colour: #D4BF59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#2B40A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0BB4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C25Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E3B3A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.9 Khaki · ΔE 15.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.3 Burlywood · ΔE 26.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#596ED4

Analogous#D48259, #ACD459

Triadic#59D4BF, #BF59D4

Split complementary#59ACD4, #8259D4

Tetradic#59D482, #596ED4, #D459AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFDFB

Lighter +30%#F3EED3

Lighter +20%#E9DEAA

Lighter +10%#DECF82

Darker −10%#C7AD33

Darker −20%#9E8A29

Darker −30%#76671E

Darker −40%#4D4314

More saturated +25%#EED03F

Less saturated −25%#BAAE73

Channel breakdown

R212

G191

B89

Red212 (83.1%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue49.76°

Saturation (HSL)58.85%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G BF · B 59

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