Recognised as Colour
#D6A800
- #D6A800
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D6A800 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 168, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D6A800#D6A800
HEX#D6A800
RGBrgb(214, 168, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6588, 0
RGB percentages83.9%, 65.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(47.1, 100%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 100%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 21.5%, 100%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,067,712
CSS custom property--colour: #D6A800;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#2957FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#002ED6
Analogous#D63D00, #99D600
Triadic#00D6A8, #A800D6
Split complementary#0099D6, #3D00D6
Tetradic#00D63D, #002ED6, #D60099
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G168
B0
Red214 (83.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue47.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G A8 · B 00
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