Recognised as Colour
#DBDB4D
- #DBDB4D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#DBDB4D is a yellow with RGB values 219, 219, 77 and HSL 60°, 66%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#DBDB4D#DBDB4D
HEX#DBDB4D
RGBrgb(219, 219, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8588, 0.302
RGB percentages85.9%, 85.9%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(60, 66.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 64.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 64.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,408,525
CSS custom property--colour: #DBDB4D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.25:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#2424B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4D4DDB
Analogous#DB944D, #94DB4D
Triadic#4DDBDB, #DB4DDB
Split complementary#4D94DB, #944DDB
Tetradic#4DDB94, #4D4DDB, #DB4D94
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G219
B77
Red219 (85.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DB · G DB · B 4D
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