Recognised as Colour
#D4CD2D
- #D4CD2D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D4CD2D is a yellow with RGB values 212, 205, 45 and HSL 57°, 66%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D4CD2D#D4CD2D
HEX#D4CD2D
RGBrgb(212, 205, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.8039, 0.1765
RGB percentages83.1%, 80.4%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(57.5, 66%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 78.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.3%, 78.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,946,157
CSS custom property--colour: #D4CD2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.57:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#2B32D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D34D4
Analogous#D47A2D, #87D42D
Triadic#2DD4CD, #CD2DD4
Split complementary#2D87D4, #7A2DD4
Tetradic#2DD47A, #2D34D4, #D42D87
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G205
B45
Red212 (83.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue57.49°
Saturation (HSL)66.01%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G CD · B 2D
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