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Recognised as Colour

#D8BD22

  • #D8BD22
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D8BD22 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 189, 34 and HSL 51°, 73%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D8BD22#D8BD22
HEX#D8BD22
RGBrgb(216, 189, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7412, 0.1333
RGB percentages84.7%, 74.1%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(51.1, 72.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 84.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.5%, 84.3%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,204,194
CSS custom property--colour: #D8BD22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2742DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C130no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EAAEA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.3Gold · ΔE 17.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.2Orange · ΔE 29.5Olive · ΔE 30.9Khaki · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#223DD8
Analogous#D86222, #98D822
Triadic#22D8BD, #BD22D8
Split complementary#2298D8, #6222D8
Tetradic#22D862, #223DD8, #D82298

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F1CF
Lighter +30%#F0E5A3
Lighter +20%#EAD876
Lighter +10%#E3CC4A
Darker −10%#AC961B
Darker −20%#807014
Darker −30%#54490D
Darker −40%#282306
More saturated +25%#F7D303
Less saturated −25%#B9A741

Channel breakdown

R216
G189
B34
Red216 (84.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue51.1°
Saturation (HSL)72.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G BD · B 22

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