Recognised as Colour
#D9C23D
- #D9C23D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D9C23D is a yellow with RGB values 217, 194, 61 and HSL 51°, 67%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D9C23D#D9C23D
HEX#D9C23D
RGBrgb(217, 194, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7608, 0.2392
RGB percentages85.1%, 76.1%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(51.2, 67.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 71.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 71.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,271,037
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C23D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#263DC2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D54D9
Analogous#D9743D, #A2D93D
Triadic#3DD9C2, #C23DD9
Split complementary#3DA2D9, #743DD9
Tetradic#3DD974, #3D54D9, #D93DA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G194
B61
Red217 (85.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue51.15°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C2 · B 3D
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