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Recognised as Colour

#DBE59C

  • #DBE59C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DBE59C is a yellow with RGB values 219, 229, 156 and HSL 68°, 58%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DBE59C#DBE59C
HEX#DBE59C
RGBrgb(219, 229, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.898, 0.6118
RGB percentages85.9%, 89.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(68.2, 58.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.2, 31.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK4.4%, 0%, 31.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,411,164
CSS custom property--colour: #DBE59C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.7:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#241A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDE97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEDF9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E3DDD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.6Khaki · ΔE 12Dark khaki · ΔE 17.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.9Moccasin · ΔE 19.3Wheat · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A69CE5
Analogous#E5CB9C, #B7E59C
Triadic#9CDBE5, #E59CDB
Split complementary#9CB7E5, #CB9CE5
Tetradic#9CE5CB, #A69CE5, #E59CB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FAED
Lighter +10%#EAF0C4
Darker −10%#CCDA74
Darker −20%#BED04B
Darker −30%#A5B830
Darker −40%#818F26
More saturated +25%#E6F58C
Less saturated −25%#D0D5AC

Channel breakdown

R219
G229
B156
Red219 (85.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue68.22°
Saturation (HSL)58.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DB · G E5 · B 9C

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