Recognised as Colour

#DBC21C

#DBC21C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DBC21C is a yellow with RGB values 219, 194, 28 and HSL 52°, 77%, 48%. 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

#DBC21C#DBC21C

HEX#DBC21C

RGBrgb(219, 194, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7608, 0.1098

RGB percentages85.9%, 76.1%, 11%

HSLhsl(52.1, 77.3%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 87.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 11.4%, 87.2%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,402,076

CSS custom property--colour: #DBC21C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1

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

Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#243DE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC62Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EDB3A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 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 text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.2 Yellow · ΔE 30.6 Orange · ΔE 30.6 Yellow green · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C35DB

Analogous#DB631C, #94DB1C

Triadic#1CDBC2, #C21CDB

Split complementary#1C94DB, #631CDB

Tetradic#1CDB63, #1C35DB, #DB1C94

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F2CB

Lighter +30%#F3E79D

Lighter +20%#EDDC70

Lighter +10%#E7D243

Darker −10%#AE9A16

Darker −20%#817210

Darker −30%#534A0B

Darker −40%#262205

More saturated +25%#F7D700

Less saturated −25%#BCAB3B

Channel breakdown

R219

G194

B28

Red219 (85.9%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue52.15°

Saturation (HSL)77.33%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G C2 · B 1C

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Harmonies

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DbC21C (chemical formula)

Formula
532.242 g/mol
23 atoms

DbC21C has a molar mass of 532.242 g/mol, made up of 23 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Db, 22 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass532.242 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule23

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.8380863 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.1314667 × 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

Db50.4%

C49.6%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 50.353%

Carbon (C × 22)264.242 g/mol, 49.647%

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