Colour
#DAAF09
- #DAAF09
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DAAF09 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 175, 9 and HSL 48°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DAAF09#DAAF09
HEX#DAAF09
RGBrgb(218, 175, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.6863, 0.0353
RGB percentages85.5%, 68.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(47.7, 92.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 95.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 95.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,331,657
CSS custom property--colour: #DAAF09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#2550F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0934DA
Analogous#DA4609, #9DDA09
Triadic#09DAAF, #AF09DA
Split complementary#099DDA, #4609DA
Tetradic#09DA46, #0934DA, #DA099D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G175
B9
Red218 (85.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue47.66°
Saturation (HSL)92.07%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G AF · B 09
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