Colour
#DBBA09
- #DBBA09
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DBBA09 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 186, 9 and HSL 51°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DBBA09#DBBA09
HEX#DBBA09
RGBrgb(219, 186, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7294, 0.0353
RGB percentages85.9%, 72.9%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(50.6, 92.1%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 95.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 95.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,400,009
CSS custom property--colour: #DBBA09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#2445F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#092ADB
Analogous#DB5109, #93DB09
Triadic#09DBBA, #BA09DB
Split complementary#0993DB, #5109DB
Tetradic#09DB51, #092ADB, #DB0993
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G186
B9
Red219 (85.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue50.57°
Saturation (HSL)92.11%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G BA · B 09
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