Colour

#D9C345

#D9C345
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#D9C345 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 195, 69 and HSL 51°, 66%, 56%. 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

#D9C345#D9C345

HEX#D9C345

RGBrgb(217, 195, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7647, 0.2706

RGB percentages85.1%, 76.5%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(51.1, 66.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 68.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 68.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,271,301

CSS custom property--colour: #D9C345;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.2 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#BFBFBF

Inverted#263CBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5BE33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC64Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#E9B5A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 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 17.5 Khaki · ΔE 22 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.2 Gold · ΔE 25.6 Olive · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#455BD9

Analogous#D97945, #A5D945

Triadic#45D9C3, #C345D9

Split complementary#45A5D9, #7945D9

Tetradic#45D979, #455BD9, #D945A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFAEE

Lighter +30%#F3ECC4

Lighter +20%#EADE9A

Lighter +10%#E2D16F

Darker −10%#C3AC28

Darker −20%#99871F

Darker −30%#6E6117

Darker −40%#443C0E

More saturated +25%#F5D729

Less saturated −25%#BDAF61

Channel breakdown

R217

G195

B69

Red217 (85.1%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue51.08°

Saturation (HSL)66.07%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G C3 · B 45

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