Recognised as Colour
#D6CD04
- #D6CD04
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D6CD04 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 205, 4 and HSL 57°, 96%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D6CD04#D6CD04
HEX#D6CD04
RGBrgb(214, 205, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8039, 0.0157
RGB percentages83.9%, 80.4%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(57.4, 96.3%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.4, 98.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 98.1%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,077,188
CSS custom property--colour: #D6CD04;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#2932FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#040DD6
Analogous#D66404, #76D604
Triadic#04D6CD, #CD04D6
Split complementary#0476D6, #6404D6
Tetradic#04D664, #040DD6, #D60476
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G205
B4
Red214 (83.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue57.43°
Saturation (HSL)96.33%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G CD · B 04
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