Recognised as Colour
#D9C200
- #D9C200
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D9C200 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 194, 0 and HSL 54°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D9C200#D9C200
HEX#D9C200
RGBrgb(217, 194, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7608, 0
RGB percentages85.1%, 76.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(53.6, 100%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 100%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 100%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,270,976
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C200;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#263DFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0017D9
Analogous#D95600, #83D900
Triadic#00D9C2, #C200D9
Split complementary#0083D9, #5600D9
Tetradic#00D956, #0017D9, #D90083
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G194
B0
Red217 (85.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue53.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C2 · B 00
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