Recognised as Colour
#D5B712
- #D5B712
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D5B712 is a yellow with RGB values 213, 183, 18 and HSL 51°, 84%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D5B712#D5B712
HEX#D5B712
RGBrgb(213, 183, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7176, 0.0706
RGB percentages83.5%, 71.8%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(50.8, 84.4%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 91.5%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 91.5%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,006,034
CSS custom property--colour: #D5B712;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#2A48ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1230D5
Analogous#D55612, #92D512
Triadic#12D5B7, #B712D5
Split complementary#1292D5, #5512D5
Tetradic#12D556, #1230D5, #D51292
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G183
B18
Red213 (83.5%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue50.77°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G B7 · B 12
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page