Recognised as Colour
#D5BD27
- #D5BD27
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D5BD27 is a yellow with RGB values 213, 189, 39 and HSL 52°, 69%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D5BD27#D5BD27
HEX#D5BD27
RGBrgb(213, 189, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7412, 0.1529
RGB percentages83.5%, 74.1%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(51.7, 69%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 81.7%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 81.7%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,007,591
CSS custom property--colour: #D5BD27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2A42D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#273FD5
Analogous#D56627, #96D527
Triadic#27D5BD, #BD27D5
Split complementary#2796D5, #6627D5
Tetradic#27D566, #273FD5, #D52796
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G189
B39
Red213 (83.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue51.72°
Saturation (HSL)69.05%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G BD · B 27
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