Colour
#D6B717
- #D6B717
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D6B717 is a yellow with RGB values 214, 183, 23 and HSL 50°, 81%, 46%. 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
#D6B717#D6B717
HEX#D6B717
RGBrgb(214, 183, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7176, 0.0902
RGB percentages83.9%, 71.8%, 9%
HSLhsl(50.3, 80.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 89.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 89.3%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,071,575
CSS custom property--colour: #D6B717;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#2948E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1736D6
Analogous#D65817, #95D617
Triadic#17D6B7, #B717D6
Split complementary#1796D6, #5717D6
Tetradic#17D658, #1736D6, #D61796
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G183
B23
Red214 (83.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue50.26°
Saturation (HSL)80.59%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G B7 · B 17
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