Colour
#DAB234
- #DAB234
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DAB234 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 178, 52 and HSL 46°, 69%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DAB234#DAB234
HEX#DAB234
RGBrgb(218, 178, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.698, 0.2039
RGB percentages85.5%, 69.8%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(45.5, 69.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 76.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 76.1%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,332,468
CSS custom property--colour: #DAB234;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.4:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#254DCB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#345CDA
Analogous#DA5F34, #AFDA34
Triadic#34DAB2, #B234DA
Split complementary#34AFDA, #5F34DA
Tetradic#34DA5F, #345CDA, #DA34AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G178
B52
Red218 (85.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue45.54°
Saturation (HSL)69.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G B2 · B 34
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