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Recognised as Colour

#D9BB2F

  • #D9BB2F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D9BB2F is a yellow with RGB values 217, 187, 47 and HSL 49°, 69%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D9BB2F#D9BB2F
HEX#D9BB2F
RGBrgb(217, 187, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7333, 0.1843
RGB percentages85.1%, 73.3%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(49.4, 69.1%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 78.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 78.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,231
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BB2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2644D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB70Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7C039no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#EBACA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.9Gold · ΔE 20.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.4Khaki · ΔE 28.5Orange · ΔE 28.8Olive · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F4DD9
Analogous#D9662F, #A2D92F
Triadic#2FD9BB, #BB2FD9
Split complementary#2FA2D9, #662FD9
Tetradic#2FD966, #2F4DD9, #D92FA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F3DB
Lighter +30%#F1E5B0
Lighter +20%#E9D785
Lighter +10%#E1C95A
Darker −10%#B49A21
Darker −20%#897519
Darker −30%#5E5011
Darker −40%#332B09
More saturated +25%#F8CF10
Less saturated −25%#BAA74E

Channel breakdown

R217
G187
B47
Red217 (85.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)69.11%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BB · B 2F

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