Recognised as Colour
#DAB900
- #DAB900
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gold
#DAB900 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 185, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DAB900#DAB900
HEX#DAB900
RGBrgb(218, 185, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7255, 0
RGB percentages85.5%, 72.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(50.9, 100%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 100%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 100%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,334,208
CSS custom property--colour: #DAB900;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#2546FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0021DA
Analogous#DA4C00, #8EDA00
Triadic#00DAB9, #B900DA
Split complementary#008EDA, #4C00DA
Tetradic#00DA4C, #0021DA, #DA008E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G185
B0
Red218 (85.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue50.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G B9 · B 00
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