Recognised as Colour

#D6CC0E

#D6CC0E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#D6CC0E is a yellow with RGB values 214, 204, 14 and HSL 57°, 88%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#D6CC0E#D6CC0E

HEX#D6CC0E

RGBrgb(214, 204, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8, 0.0549

RGB percentages83.9%, 80%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(57, 87.7%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57, 93.5%, 83.9%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 93.5%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,076,942

CSS custom property--colour: #D6CC0E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#2933F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3CB29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E7BDAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.5 Yellow · ΔE 23.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.6 Yellow green · ΔE 27.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 35.9 Khaki · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E18D6

Analogous#D6680E, #7CD60E

Triadic#0ED6CC, #CC0ED6

Split complementary#0E7CD6, #680ED6

Tetradic#0ED668, #0E18D6, #D60E7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF7B6

Lighter +30%#F7F186

Lighter +20%#F4EC56

Lighter +10%#F1E726

Darker −10%#A69E0B

Darker −20%#767108

Darker −30%#464305

Darker −40%#171501

More saturated +25%#E4D900

Less saturated −25%#BAB22B

Channel breakdown

R214

G204

B14

Red214 (83.9%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue57°

Saturation (HSL)87.72%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D6 · G CC · B 0E

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Colour values

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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