Recognised as Colour

#DBC96B

#DBC96B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DBC96B is a yellow with RGB values 219, 201, 107 and HSL 50°, 61%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DBC96B#DBC96B

HEX#DBC96B

RGBrgb(219, 201, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7882, 0.4196

RGB percentages85.9%, 78.8%, 42%

HSLhsl(50.4, 60.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 51.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 8.2%, 51.1%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,403,947

CSS custom property--colour: #DBC96B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#243694

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C463no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DECB6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E9BDB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.7 Burlywood · ΔE 23.1 Navajo white · ΔE 24.8 Moccasin · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B7DDB

Analogous#DB916B, #B5DB6B

Triadic#6BDBC9, #C96BDB

Split complementary#6BB5DB, #916BDB

Tetradic#6BDB91, #6B7DDB, #DB6BB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6E6

Lighter +20%#EFE7BD

Lighter +10%#E5D894

Darker −10%#D1BA42

Darker −20%#B49E2C

Darker −30%#8B7A22

Darker −40%#625618

More saturated +25%#F2D954

Less saturated −25%#C4B982

Channel breakdown

R219

G201

B107

Red219 (85.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue50.36°

Saturation (HSL)60.87%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G C9 · B 6B

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DbC96B (chemical formula)

Formula
1,431.866 g/mol
98 atoms

DbC96B has a molar mass of 1,431.866 g/mol, made up of 98 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Db, 96 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,431.866 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule98

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.3776694 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.2057991 × 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

Db18.7%

C80.5%

B0.8%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 18.717%

Carbon (C × 96)1,153.056 g/mol, 80.528%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.755%

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