#D9D917 Color

#D9D917 is rgb(217, 217, 23) in RGB and hsl(60, 81%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gold. Black text is most readable on this background.

#D9D917

HEX#D9D917

RGBrgb(217, 217, 23)

HSLhsl(60, 81%, 47%)

HSVhsv(60, 89%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.183 109.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #D9D917 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D9D917 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#D9D917 Complementary#1717D9 Analogous#D97817 Analogous#78D917 Triadic#17D9D9 Triadic#D917D9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #D9D917, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E9E92B #EDED50 #F0F070 #F3F390 #F7F7B1 #FBFBD5

Shades

#BDBD14 #A2A211 #86860E #66660B #4A4A08 #2E2E05

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