Colour

#DBB91C

#DBB91C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DBB91C is a yellow with RGB values 219, 185, 28 and HSL 49°, 77%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#DBB91C

RGBrgb(219, 185, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7255, 0.1098

RGB percentages85.9%, 72.5%, 11%

HSLhsl(49.3, 77.3%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 87.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 15.5%, 87.2%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,399,772

CSS custom property--colour: #DBB91C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#2446E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C02Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EDA99Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.5 Gold · ΔE 17.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.2 Orange · ΔE 26.1 Olive · ΔE 31.7 Khaki · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1C3EDB

Analogous#DB5A1C, #9DDB1C

Triadic#1CDBB9, #B91CDB

Split complementary#1C9DDB, #5A1CDB

Tetradic#1CDB5A, #1C3EDB, #DB1C9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F0CB

Lighter +30%#F3E39D

Lighter +20%#EDD770

Lighter +10%#E7CA43

Darker −10%#AE9316

Darker −20%#816D10

Darker −30%#53460B

Darker −40%#262005

More saturated +25%#F7CB00

Less saturated −25%#BCA53B

Channel breakdown

R219

G185

B28

Red219 (85.9%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue49.32°

Saturation (HSL)77.33%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G B9 · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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