Colour
#D7C440
- #D7C440
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D7C440 is a yellow with RGB values 215, 196, 64 and HSL 52°, 65%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D7C440#D7C440
HEX#D7C440
RGBrgb(215, 196, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.7686, 0.251
RGB percentages84.3%, 76.9%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(52.5, 65.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 70.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 70.2%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,140,480
CSS custom property--colour: #D7C440;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#283BBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4053D7
Analogous#D77940, #9FD740
Triadic#40D7C4, #C440D7
Split complementary#409FD7, #7940D7
Tetradic#40D778, #4053D7, #D7409F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G196
B64
Red215 (84.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue52.45°
Saturation (HSL)65.37%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G C4 · B 40
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