Recognised as Colour
#D8D501
- #D8D501
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#D8D501 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 213, 1 and HSL 59°, 99%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#D8D501#D8D501
HEX#D8D501
RGBrgb(216, 213, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8353, 0.0039
RGB percentages84.7%, 83.5%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(59.2, 99.1%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.2, 99.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.4%, 99.5%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,210,305
CSS custom property--colour: #D8D501;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#272AFE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0104D8
Analogous#D86A01, #6FD801
Triadic#01D8D5, #D501D8
Split complementary#0170D8, #6901D8
Tetradic#01D86A, #0104D8, #D80170
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G213
B1
Red216 (84.7%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue59.16°
Saturation (HSL)99.08%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D8 · G D5 · B 01
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