Colour
#D6BC1D
- #D6BC1D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D6BC1D is a yellow with RGB values 214, 188, 29 and HSL 52°, 76%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D6BC1D#D6BC1D
HEX#D6BC1D
RGBrgb(214, 188, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7373, 0.1137
RGB percentages83.9%, 73.7%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(51.6, 76.1%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 86.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 86.4%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,072,861
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BC1D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#2943E2
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 text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D37D6
Analogous#D65F1D, #94D61D
Triadic#1DD6BC, #BC1DD6
Split complementary#1D94D6, #5F1DD6
Tetradic#1DD65F, #1D37D6, #D61D94
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G188
B29
Red214 (83.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue51.57°
Saturation (HSL)76.13%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G BC · B 1D
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