Recognised as Colour
#DBCC9E
- #DBCC9E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DBCC9E is a yellow with RGB values 219, 204, 158 and HSL 45°, 46%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DBCC9E#DBCC9E
HEX#DBCC9E
RGBrgb(219, 204, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8, 0.6196
RGB percentages85.9%, 80%, 62%
HSLhsl(45.2, 45.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 27.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 27.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,404,766
CSS custom property--colour: #DBCC9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.14:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#243361
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EADDB
Analogous#DBAE9E, #CBDB9E
Triadic#9EDBCC, #CC9EDB
Split complementary#9ECBDB, #AE9EDB
Tetradic#9EDBAE, #9EADDB, #DB9ECB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G204
B158
Red219 (85.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue45.25°
Saturation (HSL)45.86%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G CC · B 9E
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