Recognised as Colour
#D6BE19
- #D6BE19
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D6BE19 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 190, 25 and HSL 52°, 79%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D6BE19#D6BE19
HEX#D6BE19
RGBrgb(214, 190, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7451, 0.098
RGB percentages83.9%, 74.5%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(52.4, 79.1%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 88.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 88.3%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,073,369
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BE19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2941E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1931D6
Analogous#D66019, #8FD619
Triadic#19D6BE, #BE19D6
Split complementary#198FD6, #6019D6
Tetradic#19D660, #1931D6, #D6198F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G190
B25
Red214 (83.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue52.38°
Saturation (HSL)79.08%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G BE · B 19
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