Colour

#DBC96C

#DBC96C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DBC96C is a yellow with RGB values 219, 201, 108 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

#DBC96C#DBC96C

HEX#DBC96C

RGBrgb(219, 201, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7882, 0.4235

RGB percentages85.9%, 78.8%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(50.3, 60.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 50.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 8.2%, 50.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,403,948

CSS custom property--colour: #DBC96C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.5 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#243693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C564no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DECB70no 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 42.3 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 10.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 12 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.3 Burlywood · ΔE 22.6 Navajo white · ΔE 24.4 Moccasin · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C7EDB

Analogous#DB926C, #B5DB6C

Triadic#6CDBC9, #C96CDB

Split complementary#6CB6DB, #916CDB

Tetradic#6CDB92, #6C7EDB, #DB6CB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6E7

Lighter +20%#EFE7BE

Lighter +10%#E5D895

Darker −10%#D1BA43

Darker −20%#B59F2C

Darker −30%#8C7B22

Darker −40%#635718

More saturated +25%#F2D855

Less saturated −25%#C4BA83

Channel breakdown

R219

G201

B108

Red219 (85.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue50.27°

Saturation (HSL)60.66%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G C9 · B 6C

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Colour values

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