Recognised as Colour
#D9C341
- #D9C341
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D9C341 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 195, 65 and HSL 51°, 67%, 55%. 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
#D9C341#D9C341
HEX#D9C341
RGBrgb(217, 195, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7647, 0.2549
RGB percentages85.1%, 76.5%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(51.3, 66.7%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 70%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 70%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,271,297
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C341;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#263CBE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4157D9
Analogous#D97741, #A3D941
Triadic#41D9C3, #C341D9
Split complementary#41A3D9, #7741D9
Tetradic#41D977, #4157D9, #D941A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G195
B65
Red217 (85.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue51.32°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C3 · B 41
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