Recognised as Colour
#DAB505
- #DAB505
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DAB505 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 181, 5 and HSL 50°, 96%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DAB505#DAB505
HEX#DAB505
RGBrgb(218, 181, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7098, 0.0196
RGB percentages85.5%, 71%, 2%
HSLhsl(49.6, 95.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 97.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 97.7%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,333,189
CSS custom property--colour: #DAB505;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#254AFA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#052ADA
Analogous#DA4B05, #94DA05
Triadic#05DAB5, #B505DA
Split complementary#0594DA, #4B05DA
Tetradic#05DA4B, #052ADA, #DA0594
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G181
B5
Red218 (85.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue49.58°
Saturation (HSL)95.52%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G B5 · B 05
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