Colour
#DBC83D
- #DBC83D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DBC83D is a yellow with RGB values 219, 200, 61 and HSL 53°, 69%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DBC83D#DBC83D
HEX#DBC83D
RGBrgb(219, 200, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7843, 0.2392
RGB percentages85.9%, 78.4%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(52.8, 68.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 72.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 72.1%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,403,645
CSS custom property--colour: #DBC83D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#2437C2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D50DB
Analogous#DB793D, #9FDB3D
Triadic#3DDBC8, #C83DDB
Split complementary#3D9FDB, #793DDB
Tetradic#3DDB79, #3D50DB, #DB3D9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G200
B61
Red219 (85.9%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue52.78°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G C8 · B 3D
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