Recognised as Colour
#D5B50F
- #D5B50F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D5B50F is a yellow with RGB values 213, 181, 15 and HSL 50°, 87%, 45%. 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
#D5B50F#D5B50F
HEX#D5B50F
RGBrgb(213, 181, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7098, 0.0588
RGB percentages83.5%, 71%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(50.3, 86.8%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 93%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 93%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,005,519
CSS custom property--colour: #D5B50F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#2A4AF0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0F2FD5
Analogous#D5520F, #92D50F
Triadic#0FD5B5, #B50FD5
Split complementary#0F92D5, #520FD5
Tetradic#0FD552, #0F2FD5, #D50F92
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G181
B15
Red213 (83.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue50.3°
Saturation (HSL)86.84%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G B5 · B 0F
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