Recognised as Colour
#DBD42A
- #DBD42A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DBD42A is a yellow with RGB values 219, 212, 42 and HSL 58°, 71%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DBD42A#DBD42A
HEX#DBD42A
RGBrgb(219, 212, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8314, 0.1647
RGB percentages85.9%, 83.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(57.6, 71.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.6, 80.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 80.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,406,698
CSS custom property--colour: #DBD42A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.46:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#242BD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A31DB
Analogous#DB7C2A, #89DB2A
Triadic#2ADBD4, #D42ADB
Split complementary#2A89DB, #7C2ADB
Tetradic#2ADB7C, #2A31DB, #DB2A89
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G212
B42
Red219 (85.9%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue57.63°
Saturation (HSL)71.08%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G D4 · B 2A
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