Recognised as Colour
#DAD92B
- #DAD92B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DAD92B is a yellow with RGB values 218, 217, 43 and HSL 60°, 70%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DAD92B#DAD92B
HEX#DAD92B
RGBrgb(218, 217, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.851, 0.1686
RGB percentages85.5%, 85.1%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(59.7, 70.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.7, 80.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 80.3%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,342,443
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD92B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.94:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#2526D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B2CDA
Analogous#DA812B, #84DA2B
Triadic#2BDAD9, #D92BDA
Split complementary#2B84DA, #812BDA
Tetradic#2BDA82, #2B2CDA, #DA2B84
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G217
B43
Red218 (85.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue59.66°
Saturation (HSL)70.28%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DA · G D9 · B 2B
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