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Recognised as Colour

#D5B520

  • #D5B520
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D5B520 is a yellow with RGB values 213, 181, 32 and HSL 49°, 74%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D5B520#D5B520
HEX#D5B520
RGBrgb(213, 181, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7098, 0.1255
RGB percentages83.5%, 71%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(49.4, 73.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 85%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 85%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,005,536
CSS custom property--colour: #D5B520;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#2A4ADF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BB2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E7A69Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.6Gold · ΔE 20.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.2Orange · ΔE 27.1Olive · ΔE 29Khaki · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2040D5
Analogous#D55B20, #9AD520
Triadic#20D5B5, #B520D5
Split complementary#209BD5, #5A20D5
Tetradic#20D55B, #2040D5, #D5209B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EFCA
Lighter +30%#F0E29E
Lighter +20%#EAD471
Lighter +10%#E3C745
Darker −10%#A98F19
Darker −20%#7C6A13
Darker −30%#50440C
Darker −40%#241E05
More saturated +25%#F4C901
Less saturated −25%#B6A13F

Channel breakdown

R213
G181
B32
Red213 (83.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue49.39°
Saturation (HSL)73.88%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G B5 · B 20

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