Recognised as Colour

#DBC440

#DBC440
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DBC440 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 196, 64 and HSL 51°, 68%, 55%. 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

#DBC440#DBC440

HEX#DBC440

RGBrgb(219, 196, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7686, 0.251

RGB percentages85.9%, 76.9%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(51.1, 68.3%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 70.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 70.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,402,624

CSS custom property--colour: #DBC440;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#243BBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7BF2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC748no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#ECB6AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1 Gold · ΔE 23.2 Khaki · ΔE 23.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.2 Olive · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4057DB

Analogous#DB7740, #A4DB40

Triadic#40DBC4, #C440DB

Split complementary#40A4DB, #7740DB

Tetradic#40DB77, #4057DB, #DB40A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF9EC

Lighter +30%#F3ECC1

Lighter +20%#EBDF96

Lighter +10%#E3D16B

Darker −10%#C3AC25

Darker −20%#98861D

Darker −30%#6D6015

Darker −40%#423A0D

More saturated +25%#F7D824

Less saturated −25%#BFB05C

Channel breakdown

R219

G196

B64

Red219 (85.9%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue51.1°

Saturation (HSL)68.28%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G C4 · B 40

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Harmonies

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DbC440 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,552.84 g/mol
441 atoms

DbC440 has a molar mass of 5,552.84 g/mol, made up of 441 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Db, 440 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,552.84 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule441

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.2207078 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0845154 × 10^20

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

Db4.8%

C95.2%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 4.826%

Carbon (C × 440)5,284.84 g/mol, 95.174%

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