Recognised as Colour

#D8CD45

#D8CD45
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#D8CD45 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 205, 69 and HSL 56°, 65%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D8CD45#D8CD45

HEX#D8CD45

RGBrgb(216, 205, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8039, 0.2706

RGB percentages84.7%, 80.4%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(55.5, 65.3%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 68.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 68.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,208,325

CSS custom property--colour: #D8CD45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#2732BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC631no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CC4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E8BFB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Khaki · ΔE 23 Gold · ΔE 24.1 Yellow green · ΔE 26.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.9 Olive · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 22.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4550D8

Analogous#D88445, #9AD845

Triadic#45D8CD, #CD45D8

Split complementary#4599D8, #8445D8

Tetradic#45D884, #4550D8, #D84599

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFAEE

Lighter +30%#F3EFC3

Lighter +20%#EAE499

Lighter +10%#E1D86F

Darker −10%#C1B629

Darker −20%#978E20

Darker −30%#6D6717

Darker −40%#433F0E

More saturated +25%#F4E529

Less saturated −25%#BCB561

Channel breakdown

R216

G205

B69

Red216 (84.7%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue55.51°

Saturation (HSL)65.33%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D8 · G CD · B 45

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