Recognised as Colour
#D1B40F
- #D1B40F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D1B40F is a yellow with RGB values 209, 180, 15 and HSL 51°, 87%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D1B40F#D1B40F
HEX#D1B40F
RGBrgb(209, 180, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.7059, 0.0588
RGB percentages82%, 70.6%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(51, 86.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 92.8%, 82%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 92.8%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,743,119
CSS custom property--colour: #D1B40F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#2E4BF0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0F2CD1
Analogous#D1530F, #8DD10F
Triadic#0FD1B4, #B40FD1
Split complementary#0F8DD1, #530FD1
Tetradic#0FD153, #0F2CD1, #D10F8D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R209
G180
B15
Red209 (82%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue51.03°
Saturation (HSL)86.61%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D1 · G B4 · B 0F
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