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Recognised as Colour

#D8C548

  • #D8C548
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D8C548 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 197, 72 and HSL 52°, 65%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D8C548#D8C548
HEX#D8C548
RGBrgb(216, 197, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7725, 0.2824
RGB percentages84.7%, 77.3%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(52.1, 64.9%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 66.7%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 66.7%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,206,280
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C548;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#273AB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7C037no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC74Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E8B7ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 19Khaki · ΔE 21Dark khaki · ΔE 24Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.4Gold · ΔE 26.4Olive · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 19.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#485BD8
Analogous#D87D48, #A3D848
Triadic#48D8C5, #C548D8
Split complementary#48A3D8, #7D48D8
Tetradic#48D87D, #485BD8, #D848A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAF0
Lighter +30%#F3EDC6
Lighter +20%#EAE09C
Lighter +10%#E1D272
Darker −10%#C3AF2A
Darker −20%#998921
Darker −30%#6F6418
Darker −40%#453E0F
More saturated +25%#F4D92C
Less saturated −25%#BCB164

Channel breakdown

R216
G197
B72
Red216 (84.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue52.08°
Saturation (HSL)64.86%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G C5 · B 48

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