Recognised as Colour
#DAA402
- #DAA402
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DAA402 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 164, 2 and HSL 45°, 98%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DAA402#DAA402
HEX#DAA402
RGBrgb(218, 164, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.6431, 0.0078
RGB percentages85.5%, 64.3%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(45, 98.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 99.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.8%, 99.1%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,328,834
CSS custom property--colour: #DAA402;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#255BFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0238DA
Analogous#DA3802, #A4DA02
Triadic#02DAA4, #A402DA
Split complementary#02A4DA, #3802DA
Tetradic#02DA38, #0238DA, #DA02A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G164
B2
Red218 (85.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)98.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G A4 · B 02
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