#D9B526 Color

#D9B526 is rgb(217, 181, 38) in RGB and hsl(48, 70%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#D9B526

HEX#D9B526

RGBrgb(217, 181, 38)

HSLhsl(48, 70%, 50%)

HSVhsv(48, 82%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.151 93.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 82%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #D9B526 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D9B526 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#D9B526 Complementary#264AD9 Analogous#D95C26 Analogous#A3D926 Triadic#26D9B5 Triadic#B526D9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #D9B526, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DEBF45 #E3CA63 #E9D481 #EDDD9B #F3E7BA #F8F2D8

Shades

#BA9C21 #A0861C #826D17 #685712 #4A3E0D #302808

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