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Colour

#DBC31F

  • #DBC31F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DBC31F is a yellow with RGB values 219, 195, 31 and HSL 52°, 75%, 49%. 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

#DBC31F#DBC31F
HEX#DBC31F
RGBrgb(219, 195, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7647, 0.1216
RGB percentages85.9%, 76.5%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(52.3, 75.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 85.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 85.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,402,335
CSS custom property--colour: #DBC31F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#243CE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC62Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EDB4A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 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 text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.2Goldenrod · ΔE 18.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.5Yellow · ΔE 30.5Orange · ΔE 31.1Yellow green · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F37DB
Analogous#DB651F, #95DB1F
Triadic#1FDBC3, #C31FDB
Split complementary#1F95DB, #651FDB
Tetradic#1FDB65, #1F37DB, #DB1F95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3CE
Lighter +30%#F2E7A1
Lighter +20%#EBDC75
Lighter +10%#E5D148
Darker −10%#AE9B19
Darker −20%#827312
Darker −30%#554C0C
Darker −40%#282406
More saturated +25%#FADA00
Less saturated −25%#BCAC3E

Channel breakdown

R219
G195
B31
Red219 (85.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue52.34°
Saturation (HSL)75.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G C3 · B 1F

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