Recognised as Colour

#D4CB00

#D4CB00
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#D4CB00 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 203, 0 and HSL 57°, 100%, 42%. 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

#D4CB00#D4CB00

HEX#D4CB00

RGBrgb(212, 203, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7961, 0

RGB percentages83.1%, 79.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(57.5, 100%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 100%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.2%, 100%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,945,600

CSS custom property--colour: #D4CB00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#2B34FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1C924no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E5BCADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.7 Yellow · ΔE 23.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.2 Yellow green · ΔE 27.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 36.5 Olive · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0009D4

Analogous#D46100, #73D400

Triadic#00D4CB, #CB00D4

Split complementary#0073D4, #6100D4

Tetradic#00D461, #0009D4, #D40073

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBA1

Lighter +30%#FFF96E

Lighter +20%#FFF73B

Lighter +10%#FFF508

Darker −10%#A19A00

Darker −20%#6E6900

Darker −30%#3B3800

Darker −40%#080800

More saturated +25%#D4CB00

Less saturated −25%#BAB31B

Channel breakdown

R212

G203

Red212 (83.1%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue57.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G CB · B 00

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