Recognised as Colour
#D5B420
- #D5B420
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D5B420 is a yellow with RGB values 213, 180, 32 and HSL 49°, 74%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D5B420#D5B420
HEX#D5B420
RGBrgb(213, 180, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7059, 0.1255
RGB percentages83.5%, 70.6%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(49.1, 73.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 85%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 85%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,005,280
CSS custom property--colour: #D5B420;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#2A4BDF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2041D5
Analogous#D55A20, #9BD520
Triadic#20D5B4, #B420D5
Split complementary#209BD5, #5A20D5
Tetradic#20D55A, #2041D5, #D5209B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G180
B32
Red213 (83.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue49.06°
Saturation (HSL)73.88%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G B4 · B 20
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