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Recognised as Colour

#D5BE46

  • #D5BE46
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D5BE46 is a yellow with RGB values 213, 190, 70 and HSL 50°, 63%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D5BE46#D5BE46
HEX#D5BE46
RGBrgb(213, 190, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7451, 0.2745
RGB percentages83.5%, 74.5%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(50.3, 63%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 67.1%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 67.1%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,007,878
CSS custom property--colour: #D5BE46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#2A41B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D0B936no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C14Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E5B0A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#465DD5
Analogous#D57746, #A5D546
Triadic#46D5BE, #BE46D5
Split complementary#46A5D5, #7746D5
Tetradic#46D577, #465DD5, #D546A5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FBF8EC
Lighter +30%#F1EAC3
Lighter +20%#E8DB99
Lighter +10%#DECD70
Darker −10%#BDA62B
Darker −20%#948121
Darker −30%#6A5D18
Darker −40%#40380F
More saturated +25%#F1D12A
Less saturated −25%#B9AB62

Channel breakdown

R213
G190
B70
Red213 (83.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue50.35°
Saturation (HSL)63%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G BE · B 46

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