Colour
#D8B62E
- #D8B62E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D8B62E is a yellow with RGB values 216, 182, 46 and HSL 48°, 69%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D8B62E#D8B62E
HEX#D8B62E
RGBrgb(216, 182, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7137, 0.1804
RGB percentages84.7%, 71.4%, 18%
HSLhsl(48, 68.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 78.7%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 78.7%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,202,414
CSS custom property--colour: #D8B62E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#2749D1
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 text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E50D8
Analogous#D8612E, #A5D82E
Triadic#2ED8B6, #B62ED8
Split complementary#2EA5D8, #612ED8
Tetradic#2ED861, #2E50D8, #D82EA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G182
B46
Red216 (84.7%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)68.55%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G B6 · B 2E
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