Recognised as Colour
#DBA500
- #DBA500
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DBA500 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 165, 0 and HSL 45°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DBA500#DBA500
HEX#DBA500
RGBrgb(219, 165, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6471, 0
RGB percentages85.9%, 64.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(45.2, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 24.7%, 100%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,394,624
CSS custom property--colour: #DBA500;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#245AFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0036DB
Analogous#DB3800, #A3DB00
Triadic#00DBA5, #A500DB
Split complementary#00A4DB, #3700DB
Tetradic#00DB38, #0036DB, #DB00A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G165
B0
Red219 (85.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue45.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G A5 · B 00
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