Recognised as Colour
#D8AF17
- #D8AF17
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D8AF17 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 175, 23 and HSL 47°, 81%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D8AF17#D8AF17
HEX#D8AF17
RGBrgb(216, 175, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6863, 0.0902
RGB percentages84.7%, 68.6%, 9%
HSLhsl(47.3, 80.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 89.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 89.4%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,200,599
CSS custom property--colour: #D8AF17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#2750E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1740D8
Analogous#D84E17, #A1D817
Triadic#17D8AF, #AF17D8
Split complementary#17A0D8, #4F17D8
Tetradic#17D84F, #1740D8, #D817A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G175
B23
Red216 (84.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue47.25°
Saturation (HSL)80.75%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G AF · B 17
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