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Recognised as Colour

#D5C52A

  • #D5C52A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#D5C52A is a yellow with RGB values 213, 197, 42 and HSL 54°, 67%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#D5C52A#D5C52A
HEX#D5C52A
RGBrgb(213, 197, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7725, 0.1647
RGB percentages83.5%, 77.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(54.4, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.4, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 80.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,009,642
CSS custom property--colour: #D5C52A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#2A3AD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8BE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC637no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E6B7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.7Goldenrod · ΔE 20.5Yellow green · ΔE 28.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.5Khaki · ΔE 29.9Yellow · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A3AD5
Analogous#D5702A, #8FD52A
Triadic#2AD5C5, #C52AD5
Split complementary#2A8FD5, #702AD5
Tetradic#2AD570, #2A3AD5, #D52A8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F3D4
Lighter +30%#EEE8AA
Lighter +20%#E6DC7F
Lighter +10%#DDD155
Darker −10%#AA9E22
Darker −20%#807619
Darker −30%#554F11
Darker −40%#2B2708
More saturated +25%#F5DF0A
Less saturated −25%#B5AB4A

Channel breakdown

R213
G197
B42
Red213 (83.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue54.39°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G C5 · B 2A

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