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Recognised as Colour

#D8C34C

  • #D8C34C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D8C34C is a yellow with RGB values 216, 195, 76 and HSL 51°, 64%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D8C34C#D8C34C
HEX#D8C34C
RGBrgb(216, 195, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7647, 0.298
RGB percentages84.7%, 76.5%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(51, 64.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 64.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 64.8%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,205,772
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C34C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#273CB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BE3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC652no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E8B5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Khaki · ΔE 19.6Dark khaki · ΔE 21.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.3Olive · ΔE 27.8Gold · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C61D8
Analogous#D87D4C, #A7D84C
Triadic#4CD8C3, #C34CD8
Split complementary#4CA7D8, #7D4CD8
Tetradic#4CD87D, #4C61D8, #D84CA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBF4
Lighter +30%#F3EDCA
Lighter +20%#EADFA0
Lighter +10%#E1D176
Darker −10%#C6AF2B
Darker −20%#9C8A22
Darker −30%#726519
Darker −40%#484010
More saturated +25%#F3D631
Less saturated −25%#BDB067

Channel breakdown

R216
G195
B76
Red216 (84.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)64.22%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G C3 · B 4C

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