Colour
#D9BD35
- #D9BD35
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D9BD35 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 189, 53 and HSL 50°, 68%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D9BD35#D9BD35
HEX#D9BD35
RGBrgb(217, 189, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7412, 0.2078
RGB percentages85.1%, 74.1%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(49.8, 68.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 75.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 75.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,749
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BD35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#2642CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3551D9
Analogous#D96B35, #A3D935
Triadic#35D9BD, #BD35D9
Split complementary#35A3D9, #6B35D9
Tetradic#35D96B, #3551D9, #D935A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G189
B53
Red217 (85.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue49.76°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BD · B 35
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