Recognised as Colour
#D8AB15
- #D8AB15
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D8AB15 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 171, 21 and HSL 46°, 82%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D8AB15#D8AB15
HEX#D8AB15
RGBrgb(216, 171, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6706, 0.0824
RGB percentages84.7%, 67.1%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(46.2, 82.3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 90.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 90.3%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,199,573
CSS custom property--colour: #D8AB15;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#2754EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1542D8
Analogous#D84915, #A4D815
Triadic#15D8AB, #AB15D8
Split complementary#15A3D8, #4A15D8
Tetradic#15D849, #1542D8, #D815A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G171
B21
Red216 (84.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)82.28%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G AB · B 15
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