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Recognised as Colour

#DBBE00

  • #DBBE00
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DBBE00 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 190, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DBBE00#DBBE00
HEX#DBBE00
RGBrgb(219, 190, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7451, 0
RGB percentages85.9%, 74.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.1, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 100%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,401,024
CSS custom property--colour: #DBBE00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#2441FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D3B900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC31Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EDAEA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#001DDB
Analogous#DB5000, #8BDB00
Triadic#00DBBE, #BE00DB
Split complementary#008BDB, #5000DB
Tetradic#00DB51, #001DDB, #DB008B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFF3A8
Lighter +30%#FFED75
Lighter +20%#FFE642
Lighter +10%#FFDF0F
Darker −10%#A89200
Darker −20%#756600
Darker −30%#423900
Darker −40%#0F0D00
More saturated +25%#DBBE00
Less saturated −25%#C0AA1B

Channel breakdown

R219
G190
B0
Red219 (85.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G BE · B 00

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