Recognised as Colour
#D8BF2D
- #D8BF2D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D8BF2D is a yellow with RGB values 216, 191, 45 and HSL 51°, 69%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D8BF2D#D8BF2D
HEX#D8BF2D
RGBrgb(216, 191, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.749, 0.1765
RGB percentages84.7%, 74.9%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(51.2, 68.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 79.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 79.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,204,717
CSS custom property--colour: #D8BF2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#2740D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D46D8
Analogous#D8692D, #9CD82D
Triadic#2DD8BF, #BF2DD8
Split complementary#2D9CD8, #692DD8
Tetradic#2DD869, #2D46D8, #D82D9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G191
B45
Red216 (84.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue51.23°
Saturation (HSL)68.67%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G BF · B 2D
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