Colour

#DBC200

#DBC200
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DBC200 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 194, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DBC200#DBC200

HEX#DBC200

RGBrgb(219, 194, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7608, 0

RGB percentages85.9%, 76.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(53.2, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.2, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 11.4%, 100%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,402,048

CSS custom property--colour: #DBC200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#243DFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC520no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EDB2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 20 Yellow · ΔE 28.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.3 Orange · ΔE 30.8 Yellow green · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0019DB

Analogous#DB5500, #87DB00

Triadic#00DBC2, #C200DB

Split complementary#0087DB, #5500DB

Tetradic#00DB54, #0019DB, #DB0086

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF5A8

Lighter +30%#FFEF75

Lighter +20%#FFE942

Lighter +10%#FFE40F

Darker −10%#A89500

Darker −20%#756800

Darker −30%#423A00

Darker −40%#0F0D00

More saturated +25%#DBC200

Less saturated −25%#C0AD1B

Channel breakdown

R219

G194

Red219 (85.9%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue53.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G C2 · B 00

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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