Colour
#D6AC21
- #D6AC21
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D6AC21 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 172, 33 and HSL 46°, 73%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D6AC21#D6AC21
HEX#D6AC21
RGBrgb(214, 172, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6745, 0.1294
RGB percentages83.9%, 67.5%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(46.1, 73.3%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.1, 84.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 84.6%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,068,769
CSS custom property--colour: #D6AC21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#2953DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#214BD6
Analogous#D65121, #A6D621
Triadic#21D6AC, #AC21D6
Split complementary#21A6D6, #5221D6
Tetradic#21D652, #214BD6, #D621A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G172
B33
Red214 (83.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue46.08°
Saturation (HSL)73.28%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G AC · B 21
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