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Colour

#D9C103

  • #D9C103
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#D9C103 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 193, 3 and HSL 53°, 97%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#D9C103#D9C103
HEX#D9C103
RGBrgb(217, 193, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7569, 0.0118
RGB percentages85.1%, 75.7%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(53.3, 97.3%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 98.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 98.6%, 14.9%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,270,723
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C103;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#263EFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D5BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC421no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EBB1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#031BD9
Analogous#D95603, #86D903
Triadic#03D9C1, #C103D9
Split complementary#0386D9, #5603D9
Tetradic#03D956, #031BD9, #D90386

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEF4AA
Lighter +30%#FDEE78
Lighter +20%#FCE846
Lighter +10%#FCE213
Darker −10%#A79402
Darker −20%#746802
Darker −30%#423B01
Darker −40%#100E00
More saturated +25%#DCC300
Less saturated −25%#BEAC1E

Channel breakdown

R217
G193
B3
Red217 (85.1%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue53.27°
Saturation (HSL)97.27%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C1 · B 03

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