Recognised as Colour
#D9C00A
- #D9C00A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D9C00A is a yellow with RGB values 217, 192, 10 and HSL 53°, 91%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D9C00A#D9C00A
HEX#D9C00A
RGBrgb(217, 192, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7529, 0.0392
RGB percentages85.1%, 75.3%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(52.8, 91.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 95.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 95.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,270,474
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C00A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#263FF5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A23D9
Analogous#D9590A, #8AD90A
Triadic#0AD9C0, #C00AD9
Split complementary#0A8BD9, #580AD9
Tetradic#0AD959, #0A23D9, #D90A8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G192
B10
Red217 (85.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue52.75°
Saturation (HSL)91.19%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C0 · B 0A
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