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Recognised as Colour

#D9DB4D

  • #D9DB4D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#D9DB4D is a yellow with RGB values 217, 219, 77 and HSL 61°, 66%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#D9DB4D#D9DB4D
HEX#D9DB4D
RGBrgb(217, 219, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8588, 0.302
RGB percentages85.1%, 85.9%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(60.8, 66.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.8, 64.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK0.9%, 0%, 64.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,277,453
CSS custom property--colour: #D9DB4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.19:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#2624B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#ECD239no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDD656no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E8CEBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 21.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4F4DDB
Analogous#DB964D, #92DB4D
Triadic#4DD9DB, #DB4DD9
Split complementary#4D92DB, #964DDB
Tetradic#4DDB96, #4F4DDB, #DB4D92

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDFDF7
Lighter +30%#F4F5CC
Lighter +20%#EBECA2
Lighter +10%#E2E477
Darker −10%#C9CC29
Darker −20%#A0A121
Darker −30%#767718
Darker −40%#4C4D0F
More saturated +25%#F3F632
Less saturated −25%#BFC068

Channel breakdown

R217
G219
B77
Red217 (85.1%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue60.85°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G DB · B 4D

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