Colour
#D5B31E
- #D5B31E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D5B31E is a yellow with RGB values 213, 179, 30 and HSL 49°, 75%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D5B31E#D5B31E
HEX#D5B31E
RGBrgb(213, 179, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.702, 0.1176
RGB percentages83.5%, 70.2%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(48.9, 75.3%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 85.9%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 85.9%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,005,022
CSS custom property--colour: #D5B31E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#2A4CE1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E40D5
Analogous#D5571E, #9CD51E
Triadic#1ED5B3, #B31ED5
Split complementary#1E9CD5, #571ED5
Tetradic#1ED557, #1E40D5, #D51E9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G179
B30
Red213 (83.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue48.85°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G B3 · B 1E
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