Colour
#DBB829
- #DBB829
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DBB829 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 184, 41 and HSL 48°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DBB829#DBB829
HEX#DBB829
RGBrgb(219, 184, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7216, 0.1608
RGB percentages85.9%, 72.2%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(48.2, 71.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 81.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 81.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,399,529
CSS custom property--colour: #DBB829;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#2447D6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#294CDB
Analogous#DB5F29, #A5DB29
Triadic#29DBB8, #B829DB
Split complementary#29A5DB, #5F29DB
Tetradic#29DB5F, #294CDB, #DB29A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G184
B41
Red219 (85.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue48.2°
Saturation (HSL)71.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G B8 · B 29
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