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Recognised as Colour

#D9C11E

  • #D9C11E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#D9C11E is a yellow with RGB values 217, 193, 30 and HSL 52°, 76%, 48%. 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

#D9C11E#D9C11E
HEX#D9C11E
RGBrgb(217, 193, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7569, 0.1176
RGB percentages85.1%, 75.7%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(52.3, 75.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 86.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 86.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,270,750
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C11E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#263EE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC42Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EBB2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 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 text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.9Goldenrod · ΔE 17.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.7Orange · ΔE 31Yellow · ΔE 31.2Olive · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E36D9
Analogous#D9641E, #93D91E
Triadic#1ED9C1, #C11ED9
Split complementary#1E94D9, #631ED9
Tetradic#1ED964, #1E36D9, #D91E94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F2CB
Lighter +30%#F2E79E
Lighter +20%#EBDC72
Lighter +10%#E5D145
Darker −10%#AC9918
Darker −20%#7F7112
Darker −30%#53490B
Darker −40%#262205
More saturated +25%#F7D700
Less saturated −25%#BAAA3D

Channel breakdown

R217
G193
B30
Red217 (85.1%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue52.3°
Saturation (HSL)75.71%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C1 · B 1E

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