Recognised as Colour
#D9C334
- #D9C334
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D9C334 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 195, 52 and HSL 52°, 68%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D9C334#D9C334
HEX#D9C334
RGBrgb(217, 195, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7647, 0.2039
RGB percentages85.1%, 76.5%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(52, 68.5%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 76%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 76%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,271,284
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C334;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#263CCB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#344AD9
Analogous#D97134, #9DD934
Triadic#34D9C3, #C334D9
Split complementary#349DD9, #7034D9
Tetradic#34D971, #344AD9, #D9349D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G195
B52
Red217 (85.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue52°
Saturation (HSL)68.46%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C3 · B 34
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