Colour
#D9D12B
- #D9D12B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D9D12B is a yellow with RGB values 217, 209, 43 and HSL 57°, 70%, 51%. 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
#D9D12B#D9D12B
HEX#D9D12B
RGBrgb(217, 209, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8196, 0.1686
RGB percentages85.1%, 82%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(57.2, 69.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 80.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 80.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,274,859
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D12B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.11:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#262ED4
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 text13.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B33D9
Analogous#D97A2B, #8AD92B
Triadic#2BD9D1, #D12BD9
Split complementary#2B8AD9, #7A2BD9
Tetradic#2BD97A, #2B33D9, #D92B8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G209
B43
Red217 (85.1%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue57.24°
Saturation (HSL)69.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G D1 · B 2B
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