#D9B217 Color

#D9B217 is rgb(217, 178, 23) in RGB and hsl(48, 81%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#D9B217

HEX#D9B217

RGBrgb(217, 178, 23)

HSLhsl(48, 81%, 47%)

HSVhsv(48, 89%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.155 92.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 89%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #D9B217 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D9B217 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#D9B217 Complementary#173ED9 Analogous#D95117 Analogous#9FD917 Triadic#17D9B2 Triadic#B217D9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #D9B217, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E9C32B #EDCD50 #F0D670 #F3E090 #F7E9B1 #FBF3D5

Shades

#BD9B14 #A28511 #866E0E #66530B #4A3D08 #2E2605

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