Colour
#DBC129
- #DBC129
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DBC129 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 193, 41 and HSL 51°, 71%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DBC129#DBC129
HEX#DBC129
RGBrgb(219, 193, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7569, 0.1608
RGB percentages85.9%, 75.7%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(51.2, 71.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 81.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 81.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,401,833
CSS custom property--colour: #DBC129;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#243ED6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2943DB
Analogous#DB6829, #9CDB29
Triadic#29DBC1, #C129DB
Split complementary#299CDB, #6829DB
Tetradic#29DB68, #2943DB, #DB299C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G193
B41
Red219 (85.9%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue51.24°
Saturation (HSL)71.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G C1 · B 29
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