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Recognised as Colour

#D5B522

  • #D5B522
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D5B522 is a yellow with RGB values 213, 181, 34 and HSL 49°, 72%, 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

#D5B522#D5B522
HEX#D5B522
RGBrgb(213, 181, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7098, 0.1333
RGB percentages83.5%, 71%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(49.3, 72.5%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 84%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 84%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,005,538
CSS custom property--colour: #D5B522;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 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#2A4ADD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BB2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E7A69Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 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 11.4Gold · ΔE 20.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21Orange · ΔE 27.2Olive · ΔE 28.8Khaki · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2242D5
Analogous#D55C22, #9BD522
Triadic#22D5B5, #B522D5
Split complementary#229BD5, #5C22D5
Tetradic#22D55C, #2242D5, #D5229B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EFCC
Lighter +30%#F0E2A0
Lighter +20%#E9D474
Lighter +10%#E2C648
Darker −10%#A9901B
Darker −20%#7D6A14
Darker −30%#51450D
Darker −40%#252006
More saturated +25%#F4C903
Less saturated −25%#B6A141

Channel breakdown

R213
G181
B34
Red213 (83.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue49.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.47%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G B5 · B 22

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