Colour
#D5BE16
- #D5BE16
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D5BE16 is a yellow with RGB values 213, 190, 22 and HSL 53°, 81%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D5BE16#D5BE16
HEX#D5BE16
RGBrgb(213, 190, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7451, 0.0863
RGB percentages83.5%, 74.5%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(52.8, 81.3%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 89.7%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 89.7%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,007,830
CSS custom property--colour: #D5BE16;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2A41E9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#162DD5
Analogous#D55F16, #8CD516
Triadic#16D5BE, #BE16D5
Split complementary#168CD5, #5E16D5
Tetradic#16D55F, #162DD5, #D5168D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G190
B22
Red213 (83.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue52.77°
Saturation (HSL)81.28%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G BE · B 16
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