Colour
#D9B532
- #D9B532
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D9B532 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 181, 50 and HSL 47°, 69%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D9B532#D9B532
HEX#D9B532
RGBrgb(217, 181, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7098, 0.1961
RGB percentages85.1%, 71%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(47.1, 68.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 77%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 77%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,267,698
CSS custom property--colour: #D9B532;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#264ACD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3256D9
Analogous#D96232, #AAD932
Triadic#32D9B5, #B532D9
Split complementary#32AAD9, #6132D9
Tetradic#32D961, #3256D9, #D932AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G181
B50
Red217 (85.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue47.07°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G B5 · B 32
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