Recognised as Colour
#D9D124
- #D9D124
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D9D124 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 209, 36 and HSL 57°, 72%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D9D124#D9D124
HEX#D9D124
RGBrgb(217, 209, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8196, 0.1412
RGB percentages85.1%, 82%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(57.3, 71.5%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.3, 83.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 83.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,274,852
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D124;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.1:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#262EDB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#242CD9
Analogous#D97624, #87D924
Triadic#24D9D1, #D124D9
Split complementary#2487D9, #7624D9
Tetradic#24D976, #242CD9, #D92487
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G209
B36
Red217 (85.1%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue57.35°
Saturation (HSL)71.54%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G D1 · B 24
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