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Recognised as Colour

#DBDEB8

  • #DBDEB8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#DBDEB8 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 222, 184 and HSL 65°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#DBDEB8#DBDEB8
HEX#DBDEB8
RGBrgb(219, 222, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8706, 0.7216
RGB percentages85.9%, 87.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(64.7, 36.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.7, 17.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK1.4%, 0%, 17.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,409,400
CSS custom property--colour: #DBDEB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.15:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#242147

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4DAB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4DCB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E0D9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.1Wheat · ΔE 10.7Beige · ΔE 11.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 11.2Blanched almond · ΔE 11.6Cornsilk · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBB8DE
Analogous#DECEB8, #C8DEB8
Triadic#B8DBDE, #DEB8DB
Split complementary#B8C8DE, #CEB8DE
Tetradic#B8DECE, #BBB8DE, #DEB8C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#EDEEDB
Darker −10%#C9CE95
Darker −20%#B8BE72
Darker −30%#A5AD50
Darker −40%#848A40
More saturated +25%#E6EBAB
Less saturated −25%#D0D1C5

Channel breakdown

R219
G222
B184
Red219 (85.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue64.74°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DB · G DE · B B8

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