Recognised as Colour

#DBD079

#DBD079
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DBD079 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 208, 121 and HSL 53°, 58%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DBD079#DBD079

HEX#DBD079

RGBrgb(219, 208, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8157, 0.4745

RGB percentages85.9%, 81.6%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(53.3, 57.6%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 44.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 5%, 44.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,405,753

CSS custom property--colour: #DBD079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#242F86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DECB72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2D07Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E8C5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 10.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.9 Burlywood · ΔE 21.6 Navajo white · ΔE 21.8 Moccasin · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7984DB

Analogous#DB9F79, #B5DB79

Triadic#79DBD0, #D079DB

Split complementary#79B5DB, #9F79DB

Tetradic#79DB9F, #7984DB, #DB79B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFAF2

Lighter +20%#F1ECC9

Lighter +10%#E6DEA1

Darker −10%#D0C251

Darker −20%#BCAC32

Darker −30%#938728

Darker −40%#6B621D

More saturated +25%#F0E064

Less saturated −25%#C6C08E

Channel breakdown

R219

G208

B121

Red219 (85.9%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue53.27°

Saturation (HSL)57.65%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DB · G D0 · B 79

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