Recognised as Colour
#D9BD11
- #D9BD11
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D9BD11 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 189, 17 and HSL 52°, 85%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D9BD11#D9BD11
HEX#D9BD11
RGBrgb(217, 189, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7412, 0.0667
RGB percentages85.1%, 74.1%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(51.6, 85.5%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 92.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 92.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,713
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BD11;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2642EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#112DD9
Analogous#D95911, #91D911
Triadic#11D9BD, #BD11D9
Split complementary#1191D9, #5911D9
Tetradic#11D959, #112DD9, #D91191
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G189
B17
Red217 (85.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue51.6°
Saturation (HSL)85.47%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BD · B 11
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