Recognised as Colour

#D9BB4D

#D9BB4D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#D9BB4D is a yellow with RGB values 217, 187, 77 and HSL 47°, 65%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#D9BB4D

RGBrgb(217, 187, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7333, 0.302

RGB percentages85.1%, 73.3%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(47.1, 64.8%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 64.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 13.8%, 64.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,269,261

CSS custom property--colour: #D9BB4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#2644B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB840no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C152no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EAADA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.2 Khaki · ΔE 20.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 27.2 Olive · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D6BD9

Analogous#D9754D, #B1D94D

Triadic#4DD9BB, #BB4DD9

Split complementary#4DB1D9, #754DD9

Tetradic#4DD975, #4D6BD9, #D94DB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBF5

Lighter +30%#F4EBCB

Lighter +20%#EBDBA1

Lighter +10%#E2CB77

Darker −10%#C8A62B

Darker −20%#9E8422

Darker −30%#746119

Darker −40%#4A3E10

More saturated +25%#F4CA32

Less saturated −25%#BEAC68

Channel breakdown

R217

G187

B77

Red217 (85.1%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue47.14°

Saturation (HSL)64.81%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G BB · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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