Recognised as Colour
#D8C034
- #D8C034
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D8C034 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 192, 52 and HSL 51°, 68%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D8C034#D8C034
HEX#D8C034
RGBrgb(216, 192, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7529, 0.2039
RGB percentages84.7%, 75.3%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(51.2, 67.8%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 75.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 75.9%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,204,980
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C034;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#273FCB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#344CD8
Analogous#D86E34, #9ED834
Triadic#34D8C0, #C034D8
Split complementary#349ED8, #6E34D8
Tetradic#34D86E, #344CD8, #D8349E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G192
B52
Red216 (84.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue51.22°
Saturation (HSL)67.77%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G C0 · B 34
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