Colour

#D9D22B

#D9D22B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#D9D22B is a yellow with RGB values 217, 210, 43 and HSL 58°, 70%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#D9D22B#D9D22B

HEX#D9D22B

RGBrgb(217, 210, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8235, 0.1686

RGB percentages85.1%, 82.4%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(57.6, 69.6%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.6, 80.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 3.2%, 80.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,275,115

CSS custom property--colour: #D9D22B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#262DD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8D03Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E9C4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 17.9 Yellow · ΔE 24.9 Yellow green · ΔE 25.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 27 Khaki · ΔE 32.2 Olive · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B32D9

Analogous#D97B2B, #89D92B

Triadic#2BD9D2, #D22BD9

Split complementary#2B89D9, #7B2BD9

Tetradic#2BD97B, #2B32D9, #D92B89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F7D8

Lighter +30%#F0EEAD

Lighter +20%#E9E481

Lighter +10%#E1DB56

Darker −10%#B1AB20

Darker −20%#868218

Darker −30%#5B5810

Darker −40%#2F2E09

More saturated +25%#F8EF0C

Less saturated −25%#BAB54A

Channel breakdown

R217

G210

B43

Red217 (85.1%)

Green210 (82.4%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue57.59°

Saturation (HSL)69.6%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G D2 · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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