Colour
#DBC437
- #DBC437
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DBC437 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 196, 55 and HSL 52°, 69%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DBC437#DBC437
HEX#DBC437
RGBrgb(219, 196, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7686, 0.2157
RGB percentages85.9%, 76.9%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(51.6, 69.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 74.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 74.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,402,615
CSS custom property--colour: #DBC437;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#243BC8
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 text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#374EDB
Analogous#DB7237, #A0DB37
Triadic#37DBC4, #C437DB
Split complementary#37A0DB, #7237DB
Tetradic#37DB72, #374EDB, #DB37A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G196
B55
Red219 (85.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue51.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G C4 · B 37
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