Colour

#D6D81F

#D6D81F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#D6D81F is a yellow with RGB values 214, 216, 31 and HSL 61°, 75%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#D6D81F#D6D81F

HEX#D6D81F

RGBrgb(214, 216, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8471, 0.1216

RGB percentages83.9%, 84.7%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(60.6, 74.9%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.6, 85.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK0.9%, 0%, 85.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,080,031

CSS custom property--colour: #D6D81F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.7:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#2927E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD334no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#E6CAB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.4 Yellow · ΔE 20.3 Yellow green · ΔE 23.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.6 Green yellow · ΔE 34.1 Khaki · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#211FD8

Analogous#D87E1F, #7AD81F

Triadic#1FD6D8, #D81FD6

Split complementary#1F7AD8, #7D1FD8

Tetradic#1FD87D, #211FD8, #D81F7A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F8CB

Lighter +30%#F0F19F

Lighter +20%#E9EB72

Lighter +10%#E3E446

Darker −10%#AAAB19

Darker −20%#7E7F12

Darker −30%#51520C

Darker −40%#252605

More saturated +25%#F4F700

Less saturated −25%#B8B93E

Channel breakdown

R214

G216

B31

Red214 (83.9%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue60.65°

Saturation (HSL)74.9%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR D6 · G D8 · B 1F

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