Recognised as Colour

#DBCE09

#DBCE09
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DBCE09 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 206, 9 and HSL 56°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DBCE09#DBCE09

HEX#DBCE09

RGBrgb(219, 206, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8078, 0.0353

RGB percentages85.9%, 80.8%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(56.3, 92.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 95.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 5.9%, 95.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,405,129

CSS custom property--colour: #DBCE09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.84:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#2431F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6CD28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#ECBFAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.6 Yellow · ΔE 22.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.6 Yellow green · ΔE 29.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 36.5 Khaki · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0916DB

Analogous#DB6509, #7FDB09

Triadic#09DBCE, #CE09DB

Split complementary#097FDB, #6509DB

Tetradic#09DB65, #0916DB, #DB097F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF7B4

Lighter +30%#FAF383

Lighter +20%#F8EE52

Lighter +10%#F6E921

Darker −10%#AAA007

Darker −20%#797205

Darker −30%#484403

Darker −40%#171601

More saturated +25%#E4D600

Less saturated −25%#BFB525

Channel breakdown

R219

G206

Red219 (85.9%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue56.29°

Saturation (HSL)92.11%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G CE · B 09

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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