Recognised as Colour
#DABB3B
- #DABB3B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DABB3B is a yellow with RGB values 218, 187, 59 and HSL 48°, 68%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DABB3B#DABB3B
HEX#DABB3B
RGBrgb(218, 187, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7333, 0.2314
RGB percentages85.5%, 73.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(48.3, 68.2%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 72.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 72.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,334,779
CSS custom property--colour: #DABB3B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2544C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B5ADA
Analogous#DA6B3B, #AADA3B
Triadic#3BDABB, #BB3BDA
Split complementary#3BAADA, #6B3BDA
Tetradic#3BDA6B, #3B5ADA, #DA3BAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G187
B59
Red218 (85.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue48.3°
Saturation (HSL)68.24%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G BB · B 3B
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