Colour

#DBC319

#DBC319
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DBC319 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 195, 25 and HSL 53°, 80%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DBC319#DBC319

HEX#DBC319

RGBrgb(219, 195, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7647, 0.098

RGB percentages85.9%, 76.5%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(52.6, 79.5%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 88.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 88.6%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,402,329

CSS custom property--colour: #DBC319;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#243CE6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEC62Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EDB4A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.1 Yellow · ΔE 29.7 Orange · ΔE 31.1 Yellow green · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1931DB

Analogous#DB6219, #92DB19

Triadic#19DBC3, #C319DB

Split complementary#1992DB, #6219DB

Tetradic#19DB62, #1931DB, #DB1992

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F3C7

Lighter +30%#F3E89A

Lighter +20%#EEDE6C

Lighter +10%#E9D43E

Darker −10%#AD9A14

Darker −20%#7F710F

Darker −30%#524909

Darker −40%#242004

More saturated +25%#F4D600

Less saturated −25%#BCAC37

Channel breakdown

R219

G195

B25

Red219 (85.9%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue52.58°

Saturation (HSL)79.51%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G C3 · B 19

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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