Colour

#DBC96F

#DBC96F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DBC96F is a yellow with RGB values 219, 201, 111 and HSL 50°, 60%, 65%. 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

#DBC96F#DBC96F

HEX#DBC96F

RGBrgb(219, 201, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7882, 0.4353

RGB percentages85.9%, 78.8%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(50, 60%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 49.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 8.2%, 49.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,403,951

CSS custom property--colour: #DBC96F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1

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

Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#243690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8C567no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDCB73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E9BDB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 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 text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 11.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Burlywood · ΔE 21.4 Navajo white · ΔE 23.1 Moccasin · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F81DB

Analogous#DB936F, #B7DB6F

Triadic#6FDBC9, #C96FDB

Split complementary#6FB7DB, #936FDB

Tetradic#6FDB93, #6F81DB, #DB6FB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF7E9

Lighter +20%#EFE8C1

Lighter +10%#E5D898

Darker −10%#D1BA46

Darker −20%#B6A02E

Darker −30%#8E7C23

Darker −40%#655819

More saturated +25%#F2D858

Less saturated −25%#C4BA85

Channel breakdown

R219

G201

B111

Red219 (85.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G C9 · B 6F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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