Colour

#DBDB8E

#DBDB8E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DBDB8E is a yellow with RGB values 219, 219, 142 and HSL 60°, 52%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DBDB8E#DBDB8E

HEX#DBDB8E

RGBrgb(219, 219, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8588, 0.5569

RGB percentages85.9%, 85.9%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(60, 51.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 35.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 35.2%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,408,590

CSS custom property--colour: #DBDB8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#242471

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7D588no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8D891no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#E5D2C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.8 Moccasin · ΔE 19 Navajo white · ΔE 19.1 Wheat · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E8EDB

Analogous#DBB48E, #B4DB8E

Triadic#8EDBDB, #DB8EDB

Split complementary#8EB4DB, #B48EDB

Tetradic#8EDBB4, #8E8EDB, #DB8EB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F4DB

Lighter +10%#E7E7B5

Darker −10%#CFCF67

Darker −20%#C2C241

Darker −30%#9E9E32

Darker −40%#777726

More saturated +25%#EEEE7B

Less saturated −25%#C8C8A1

Channel breakdown

R219

G219

B142

Red219 (85.9%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)51.68%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR DB · G DB · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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