Colour
#D6BB39
- #D6BB39
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D6BB39 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 187, 57 and HSL 50°, 66%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D6BB39#D6BB39
HEX#D6BB39
RGBrgb(214, 187, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7333, 0.2235
RGB percentages83.9%, 73.3%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(49.7, 65.7%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 73.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 73.4%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,072,633
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BB39;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2944C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3954D6
Analogous#D66C39, #A3D639
Triadic#39D6BB, #BB39D6
Split complementary#39A3D6, #6C39D6
Tetradic#39D66C, #3954D6, #D639A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G187
B57
Red214 (83.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue49.68°
Saturation (HSL)65.69%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G BB · B 39
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