Recognised as Colour
#DABB09
- #DABB09
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DABB09 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 187, 9 and HSL 51°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DABB09#DABB09
HEX#DABB09
RGBrgb(218, 187, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7333, 0.0353
RGB percentages85.5%, 73.3%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(51.1, 92.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 95.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 95.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,334,729
CSS custom property--colour: #DABB09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#2544F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0928DA
Analogous#DA5209, #91DA09
Triadic#09DABB, #BB09DA
Split complementary#0991DA, #5209DA
Tetradic#09DA52, #0928DA, #DA0991
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G187
B9
Red218 (85.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue51.1°
Saturation (HSL)92.07%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G BB · B 09
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