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Colour

#D8BB09

  • #D8BB09
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#D8BB09 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 187, 9 and HSL 52°, 92%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#D8BB09#D8BB09
HEX#D8BB09
RGBrgb(216, 187, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7333, 0.0353
RGB percentages84.7%, 73.3%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(51.6, 92%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 95.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 95.8%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,203,657
CSS custom property--colour: #D8BB09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#2744F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C022no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EAAB9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15Goldenrod · ΔE 16.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.2Orange · ΔE 28.3Yellow · ΔE 32.3Olive · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0926D8
Analogous#D85409, #8DD809
Triadic#09D8BB, #BB09D8
Split complementary#098DD8, #5409D8
Tetradic#09D854, #0926D8, #D8098D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF1B1
Lighter +30%#FAE980
Lighter +20%#F8E04F
Lighter +10%#F6D71E
Darker −10%#A79107
Darker −20%#766605
Darker −30%#453C03
Darker −40%#141101
More saturated +25%#E1C100
Less saturated −25%#BCA725

Channel breakdown

R216
G187
B9
Red216 (84.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue51.59°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G BB · B 09

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