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Recognised as Colour

#D6AE2B

  • #D6AE2B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D6AE2B is a yellow with RGB values 214, 174, 43 and HSL 46°, 68%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D6AE2B#D6AE2B
HEX#D6AE2B
RGBrgb(214, 174, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6824, 0.1686
RGB percentages83.9%, 68.2%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(46, 67.6%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46, 79.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.7%, 79.9%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,069,291
CSS custom property--colour: #D6AE2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#2951D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AC08no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB733no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#E89F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.1Orange · ΔE 24.8Gold · ΔE 25Olive · ΔE 27.8Sandy brown · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B53D6
Analogous#D6592B, #A9D62B
Triadic#2BD6AE, #AE2BD6
Split complementary#2BA8D6, #592BD6
Tetradic#2BD659, #2B53D6, #D62BA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EFD6
Lighter +30%#EFDFAB
Lighter +20%#E7CF80
Lighter +10%#DEBE56
Darker −10%#AD8C21
Darker −20%#826919
Darker −30%#574711
Darker −40%#2C2409
More saturated +25%#F6BF0B
Less saturated −25%#B69D4B

Channel breakdown

R214
G174
B43
Red214 (83.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue45.96°
Saturation (HSL)67.59%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G AE · B 2B

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