Colour
#D5CC12
- #D5CC12
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D5CC12 is a yellow with RGB values 213, 204, 18 and HSL 57°, 84%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D5CC12#D5CC12
HEX#D5CC12
RGBrgb(213, 204, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.8, 0.0706
RGB percentages83.5%, 80%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(57.2, 84.4%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 91.5%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 91.5%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,011,410
CSS custom property--colour: #D5CC12;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#2A33ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#121BD5
Analogous#D56A12, #7DD512
Triadic#12D5CC, #CC12D5
Split complementary#127CD5, #6B12D5
Tetradic#12D56A, #121BD5, #D5127C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G204
B18
Red213 (83.5%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue57.23°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G CC · B 12
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