Recognised as Colour
#D7D938
- #D7D938
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#D7D938 is a yellow with RGB values 215, 217, 56 and HSL 61°, 68%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#D7D938#D7D938
HEX#D7D938
RGBrgb(215, 217, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.851, 0.2196
RGB percentages84.3%, 85.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(60.7, 67.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.7, 74.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK0.9%, 0%, 74.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,145,848
CSS custom property--colour: #D7D938;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#2826C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A38D9
Analogous#D98A38, #87D938
Triadic#38D7D9, #D938D7
Split complementary#3887D9, #8A38D9
Tetradic#38D98A, #3A38D9, #D93887
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G217
B56
Red215 (84.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue60.75°
Saturation (HSL)67.93%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D7 · G D9 · B 38
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