Recognised as Colour
#D9BB32
- #D9BB32
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D9BB32 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 187, 50 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
#D9BB32#D9BB32
HEX#D9BB32
RGBrgb(217, 187, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7333, 0.1961
RGB percentages85.1%, 73.3%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(49.2, 68.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 77%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 77%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,234
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BB32;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 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#2644CD
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3250D9
Analogous#D96732, #A4D932
Triadic#32D9BB, #BB32D9
Split complementary#32A4D9, #6732D9
Tetradic#32D967, #3250D9, #D932A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G187
B50
Red217 (85.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue49.22°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BB · B 32
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