Colour
#DBC412
- #DBC412
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DBC412 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 196, 18 and HSL 53°, 85%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DBC412#DBC412
HEX#DBC412
RGBrgb(219, 196, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7686, 0.0706
RGB percentages85.9%, 76.9%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(53.1, 84.8%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 91.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 91.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,402,578
CSS custom property--colour: #DBC412;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#243BED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1229DB
Analogous#DB6012, #8DDB12
Triadic#12DBC4, #C412DB
Split complementary#128EDB, #5F12DB
Tetradic#12DB60, #1229DB, #DB128E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G196
B18
Red219 (85.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue53.13°
Saturation (HSL)84.81%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G C4 · B 12
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