Recognised as Colour
#D7B823
- #D7B823
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D7B823 is a yellow with RGB values 215, 184, 35 and HSL 50°, 72%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D7B823#D7B823
HEX#D7B823
RGBrgb(215, 184, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.7216, 0.1373
RGB percentages84.3%, 72.2%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(49.7, 72%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 83.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 83.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,137,379
CSS custom property--colour: #D7B823;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#2847DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2342D7
Analogous#D75E23, #9CD723
Triadic#23D7B8, #B823D7
Split complementary#239CD7, #5E23D7
Tetradic#23D75E, #2342D7, #D7239C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G184
B35
Red215 (84.3%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue49.67°
Saturation (HSL)72%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G B8 · B 23
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