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Recognised as Colour

#D9BC0A

  • #D9BC0A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#D9BC0A is a yellow with RGB values 217, 188, 10 and HSL 52°, 91%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#D9BC0A#D9BC0A
HEX#D9BC0A
RGBrgb(217, 188, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7373, 0.0392
RGB percentages85.1%, 73.7%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(51.6, 91.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 95.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 95.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,450
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BC0A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#2643F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1B700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C122no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EBACA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67 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 text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.7Goldenrod · ΔE 16.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.6Orange · ΔE 28.4Yellow · ΔE 32Olive · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0A27D9
Analogous#D9550A, #8ED90A
Triadic#0AD9BC, #BC0AD9
Split complementary#0A8ED9, #550AD9
Tetradic#0AD955, #0A27D9, #D90A8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF1B3
Lighter +30%#F9E983
Lighter +20%#F7E052
Lighter +10%#F5D721
Darker −10%#A89208
Darker −20%#776806
Darker −30%#473D03
Darker −40%#161301
More saturated +25%#E3C300
Less saturated −25%#BDA826

Channel breakdown

R217
G188
B10
Red217 (85.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue51.59°
Saturation (HSL)91.19%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BC · B 0A

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