Recognised as Colour
#D0C251
- #D0C251
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#D0C251 is a yellow with RGB values 208, 194, 81 and HSL 53°, 57%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#D0C251#D0C251
HEX#D0C251
RGBrgb(208, 194, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.7608, 0.3176
RGB percentages81.6%, 76.1%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(53.4, 57.5%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 61.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 61.1%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,681,233
CSS custom property--colour: #D0C251;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#2F3DAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#515FD0
Analogous#D08351, #9ED051
Triadic#51D0C2, #C251D0
Split complementary#519ED0, #8351D0
Tetradic#51D083, #515FD0, #D0519E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R208
G194
B81
Red208 (81.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue53.39°
Saturation (HSL)57.47%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D0 · G C2 · B 51
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