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Recognised as Colour

#D9C342

  • #D9C342
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D9C342 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 195, 66 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

#D9C342#D9C342
HEX#D9C342
RGBrgb(217, 195, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7647, 0.2588
RGB percentages85.1%, 76.5%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(51.3, 66.5%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 69.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 69.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,271,298
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C342;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#263CBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6BE2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC64Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EAB5A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Khaki · ΔE 22.9Gold · ΔE 24.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.3Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9Olive · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4258D9
Analogous#D97842, #A3D942
Triadic#42D9C3, #C342D9
Split complementary#42A3D9, #7842D9
Tetradic#42D978, #4258D9, #D942A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9EC
Lighter +30%#F3EBC1
Lighter +20%#EADE97
Lighter +10%#E2D06C
Darker −10%#C1AB27
Darker −20%#97851E
Darker −30%#6C6016
Darker −40%#423A0D
More saturated +25%#F5D726
Less saturated −25%#BDAF5E

Channel breakdown

R217
G195
B66
Red217 (85.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue51.26°
Saturation (HSL)66.52%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C3 · B 42

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