Recognised as Colour
#D9B623
- #D9B623
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D9B623 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 182, 35 and HSL 48°, 72%, 49%. 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
#D9B623#D9B623
HEX#D9B623
RGBrgb(217, 182, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7137, 0.1373
RGB percentages85.1%, 71.4%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(48.5, 72.2%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 83.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 83.9%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,267,939
CSS custom property--colour: #D9B623;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#2649DC
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 text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2346D9
Analogous#D95B23, #A1D923
Triadic#23D9B6, #B623D9
Split complementary#23A1D9, #5B23D9
Tetradic#23D95B, #2346D9, #D923A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G182
B35
Red217 (85.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue48.46°
Saturation (HSL)72.22%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G B6 · B 23
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