Colour
#D9B628
- #D9B628
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D9B628 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 182, 40 and HSL 48°, 70%, 50%. 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
#D9B628#D9B628
HEX#D9B628
RGBrgb(217, 182, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7137, 0.1569
RGB percentages85.1%, 71.4%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(48.1, 70%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 81.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 81.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,267,944
CSS custom property--colour: #D9B628;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 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#2649D7
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#284BD9
Analogous#D95E28, #A3D928
Triadic#28D9B6, #B628D9
Split complementary#28A4D9, #5D28D9
Tetradic#28D95D, #284BD9, #D928A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G182
B40
Red217 (85.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue48.14°
Saturation (HSL)69.96%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G B6 · B 28
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