Recognised as Colour

#DBC53B

#DBC53B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DBC53B is a yellow with RGB values 219, 197, 59 and HSL 52°, 69%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DBC53B#DBC53B

HEX#DBC53B

RGBrgb(219, 197, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7725, 0.2314

RGB percentages85.9%, 77.3%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(51.8, 69%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 73.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 10%, 73.1%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,402,875

CSS custom property--colour: #DBC53B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#243AC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8C022no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEC844no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#ECB6AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.6 Gold · ΔE 21.4 Khaki · ΔE 25.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.2 Olive · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B51DB

Analogous#DB753B, #A1DB3B

Triadic#3BDBC5, #C53BDB

Split complementary#3BA1DB, #753BDB

Tetradic#3BDB75, #3B51DB, #DB3BA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF8E7

Lighter +30%#F3EBBC

Lighter +20%#EBDF91

Lighter +10%#E3D266

Darker −10%#C0AA23

Darker −20%#95841B

Darker −30%#6A5E13

Darker −40%#3F380B

More saturated +25%#F8DA1E

Less saturated −25%#BEB058

Channel breakdown

R219

G197

B59

Red219 (85.9%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue51.75°

Saturation (HSL)68.97%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G C5 · B 3B

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DbC53B (chemical formula)

Formula
915.393 g/mol
55 atoms

DbC53B has a molar mass of 915.393 g/mol, made up of 55 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Db, 53 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass915.393 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule55

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5200458 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.578749 × 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

Db29.3%

C69.5%

B1.2%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 29.277%

Carbon (C × 53)636.583 g/mol, 69.542%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.181%

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