Recognised as Colour
#D5C62A
- #D5C62A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D5C62A is a yellow with RGB values 213, 198, 42 and HSL 55°, 67%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D5C62A#D5C62A
HEX#D5C62A
RGBrgb(213, 198, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7765, 0.1647
RGB percentages83.5%, 77.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(54.7, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.7, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 80.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,009,898
CSS custom property--colour: #D5C62A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#2A39D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A39D5
Analogous#D5712A, #8FD52A
Triadic#2AD5C6, #C62AD5
Split complementary#2A8FD5, #702AD5
Tetradic#2AD570, #2A39D5, #D52A8F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G198
B42
Red213 (83.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue54.74°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G C6 · B 2A
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