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Colour

#D6BD00

  • #D6BD00
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#D6BD00 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 189, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 42%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#D6BD00#D6BD00
HEX#D6BD00
RGBrgb(214, 189, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7412, 0
RGB percentages83.9%, 74.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(53, 100%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 100%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 100%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,073,088
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#2942FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C11Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E8AEA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.6Goldenrod · ΔE 18.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.2Orange · ΔE 30.3Yellow · ΔE 30.5Olive · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0019D6
Analogous#D65200, #84D600
Triadic#00D6BD, #BD00D6
Split complementary#0084D6, #5200D6
Tetradic#00D652, #0019D6, #D60084

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF4A3
Lighter +30%#FFEE70
Lighter +20%#FFE83D
Lighter +10%#FFE20A
Darker −10%#A39000
Darker −20%#706300
Darker −30%#3D3600
Darker −40%#0A0900
More saturated +25%#D6BD00
Less saturated −25%#BBA91B

Channel breakdown

R214
G189
B0
Red214 (83.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G BD · B 00

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