Recognised as Colour
#DABD21
- #DABD21
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DABD21 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 189, 33 and HSL 51°, 74%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DABD21#DABD21
HEX#DABD21
RGBrgb(218, 189, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7412, 0.1294
RGB percentages85.5%, 74.1%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(50.6, 73.7%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 84.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 84.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,335,265
CSS custom property--colour: #DABD21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2542DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#213EDA
Analogous#DA6021, #9BDA21
Triadic#21DABD, #BD21DA
Split complementary#219BDA, #6021DA
Tetradic#21DA60, #213EDA, #DA219B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G189
B33
Red218 (85.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue50.59°
Saturation (HSL)73.71%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G BD · B 21
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