Recognised as Colour

#D7CD00

#D7CD00
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#D7CD00 is a yellow with RGB values 215, 205, 0 and HSL 57°, 100%, 42%. 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

#D7CD00#D7CD00

HEX#D7CD00

RGBrgb(215, 205, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8039, 0

RGB percentages84.3%, 80.4%, 0%

HSLhsl(57.2, 100%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 100%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 100%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,142,720

CSS custom property--colour: #D7CD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#2832FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4CC25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E8BEAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.8 Yellow · ΔE 22.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.6 Yellow green · ΔE 28.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 37.1 Khaki · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#000AD7

Analogous#D76200, #75D700

Triadic#00D7CD, #CD00D7

Split complementary#0076D7, #6100D7

Tetradic#00D762, #000AD7, #D70076

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBA4

Lighter +30%#FFF871

Lighter +20%#FFF63E

Lighter +10%#FFF40B

Darker −10%#A49C00

Darker −20%#716C00

Darker −30%#3E3B00

Darker −40%#0B0A00

More saturated +25%#D7CD00

Less saturated −25%#BCB51B

Channel breakdown

R215

G205

Red215 (84.3%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue57.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G CD · B 00

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Colour values

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