Colour
#D9C61D
- #D9C61D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D9C61D is a yellow with RGB values 217, 198, 29 and HSL 54°, 76%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D9C61D#D9C61D
HEX#D9C61D
RGBrgb(217, 198, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7765, 0.1137
RGB percentages85.1%, 77.6%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(53.9, 76.4%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.9, 86.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 86.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,272,029
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C61D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#2639E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D30D9
Analogous#D9681D, #8ED91D
Triadic#1DD9C6, #C61DD9
Split complementary#1D8ED9, #681DD9
Tetradic#1DD968, #1D30D9, #D91D8E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G198
B29
Red217 (85.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue53.94°
Saturation (HSL)76.42%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G C6 · B 1D
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