Colour

#D8D83A

#D8D83A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#D8D83A is a yellow with RGB values 216, 216, 58 and HSL 60°, 67%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#D8D83A#D8D83A

HEX#D8D83A

RGBrgb(216, 216, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8471, 0.2275

RGB percentages84.7%, 84.7%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(60, 66.9%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 73.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 73.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,211,130

CSS custom property--colour: #D8D83A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.8:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#2727C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CF17no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBD447no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E7CABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 21.7 Yellow green · ΔE 22.4 Yellow · ΔE 25.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.6 Khaki · ΔE 29.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 21.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A3AD8

Analogous#D8893A, #89D83A

Triadic#3AD8D8, #D83AD8

Split complementary#3A89D8, #893AD8

Tetradic#3AD889, #3A3AD8, #D83A89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAE4

Lighter +30%#F1F1BA

Lighter +20%#E9E98F

Lighter +10%#E0E065

Darker −10%#BABA25

Darker −20%#90901C

Darker −30%#656514

Darker −40%#3A3A0C

More saturated +25%#F6F61C

Less saturated −25%#BBBB57

Channel breakdown

R216

G216

B58

Red216 (84.7%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)66.95%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR D8 · G D8 · B 3A

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