Recognised as Colour
#DBC53D
- #DBC53D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DBC53D is a yellow with RGB values 219, 197, 61 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
#DBC53D#DBC53D
HEX#DBC53D
RGBrgb(219, 197, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7725, 0.2392
RGB percentages85.9%, 77.3%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(51.6, 68.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 72.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 72.1%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,402,877
CSS custom property--colour: #DBC53D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#243AC2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D53DB
Analogous#DB763D, #A2DB3D
Triadic#3DDBC5, #C53DDB
Split complementary#3DA2DB, #763DDB
Tetradic#3DDB76, #3D53DB, #DB3DA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G197
B61
Red219 (85.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue51.65°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G C5 · B 3D
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