Recognised as Colour

#D6BE2D

#D6BE2D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#D6BE2D is a yellow with RGB values 214, 190, 45 and HSL 51°, 67%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#D6BE2D

RGBrgb(214, 190, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7451, 0.1765

RGB percentages83.9%, 74.5%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(51.5, 67.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 79%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 79%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,073,389

CSS custom property--colour: #D6BE2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#2941D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1B901no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C138no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E7AFA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.8 Gold · ΔE 20.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.8 Khaki · ΔE 28.7 Olive · ΔE 29.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2D45D6

Analogous#D6692D, #9AD62D

Triadic#2DD6BE, #BE2DD6

Split complementary#2D9AD6, #692DD6

Tetradic#2DD669, #2D45D6, #D62D9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7F3D8

Lighter +30%#EFE6AD

Lighter +20%#E7D882

Lighter +10%#DECB58

Darker −10%#AE9A22

Darker −20%#83741A

Darker −30%#594F11

Darker −40%#2E2909

More saturated +25%#F5D40E

Less saturated −25%#B7A84C

Channel breakdown

R214

G190

B45

Red214 (83.9%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue51.48°

Saturation (HSL)67.33%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G BE · B 2D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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