Colour

#D4CA12

#D4CA12
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#D4CA12 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 202, 18 and HSL 57°, 84%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#D4CA12

RGBrgb(212, 202, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7922, 0.0706

RGB percentages83.1%, 79.2%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(56.9, 84.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.9, 91.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 91.5%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,945,362

CSS custom property--colour: #D4CA12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#2B35ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0C92Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E5BBACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 16.3 Yellow · ΔE 25 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.7 Yellow green · ΔE 27.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.9 Khaki · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#121CD4

Analogous#D46912, #7DD412

Triadic#12D4CA, #CA12D4

Split complementary#127DD4, #6912D4

Tetradic#12D469, #121CD4, #D4127D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F6B9

Lighter +30%#F5F08A

Lighter +20%#F1E95B

Lighter +10%#EDE32C

Darker −10%#A59D0E

Darker −20%#76700A

Darker −30%#474406

Darker −40%#181702

More saturated +25%#E6DA00

Less saturated −25%#B7B02F

Channel breakdown

R212

G202

B18

Red212 (83.1%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue56.91°

Saturation (HSL)84.35%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G CA · B 12

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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