Colour
#D9BA0F
- #D9BA0F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#D9BA0F is a yellow with RGB values 217, 186, 15 and HSL 51°, 87%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#D9BA0F#D9BA0F
HEX#D9BA0F
RGBrgb(217, 186, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7294, 0.0588
RGB percentages85.1%, 72.9%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(50.8, 87.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 93.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 93.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,268,943
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BA0F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#2645F0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0F2ED9
Analogous#D9550F, #93D90F
Triadic#0FD9BA, #BA0FD9
Split complementary#0F93D9, #550FD9
Tetradic#0FD955, #0F2ED9, #D90F93
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G186
B15
Red217 (85.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue50.79°
Saturation (HSL)87.07%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D9 · G BA · B 0F
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