Recognised as Colour
#DAD611
- #DAD611
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DAD611 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 214, 17 and HSL 59°, 86%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DAD611#DAD611
HEX#DAD611
RGBrgb(218, 214, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8392, 0.0667
RGB percentages85.5%, 83.9%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(58.8, 85.5%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.8, 92.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 92.2%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,341,649
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD611;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.61:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#2529EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1115DA
Analogous#DA7211, #79DA11
Triadic#11DAD6, #D611DA
Split complementary#1179DA, #7211DA
Tetradic#11DA72, #1115DA, #DA1179
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G214
B17
Red218 (85.5%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue58.81°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G D6 · B 11
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