Recognised as Colour

#DBBC16

#DBBC16
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DBBC16 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 188, 22 and HSL 51°, 82%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DBBC16#DBBC16

HEX#DBBC16

RGBrgb(219, 188, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7373, 0.0863

RGB percentages85.9%, 73.7%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(50.6, 81.7%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 90%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 14.2%, 90%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,400,534

CSS custom property--colour: #DBBC16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#2443E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C228no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EDACA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15 Gold · ΔE 15.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.5 Orange · ΔE 27.5 Olive · ΔE 32.7 Yellow · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1635DB

Analogous#DB5A16, #97DB16

Triadic#16DBBC, #BC16DB

Split complementary#1697DB, #5A16DB

Tetradic#16DB5A, #1635DB, #DB1697

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F1C4

Lighter +30%#F4E596

Lighter +20%#F0DA67

Lighter +10%#EBCF39

Darker −10%#AD9411

Darker −20%#7E6C0D

Darker −30%#504508

Darker −40%#221D03

More saturated +25%#F1CB00

Less saturated −25%#BDA734

Channel breakdown

R219

G188

B22

Red219 (85.9%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue50.56°

Saturation (HSL)81.74%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G BC · B 16

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DbBC16 (chemical formula)

Formula
470.986 g/mol
18 atoms

DbBC16 has a molar mass of 470.986 g/mol, made up of 18 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Db, 1 × B, 16 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass470.986 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule18

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.8209065 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2786242 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Db56.9%

B2.3%

C40.8%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 56.902%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.295%

Carbon (C × 16)192.176 g/mol, 40.803%

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