HEX Color #DB9200 (Goldenrod)

About #DB9200

The hex code #DB9200 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. Its closest recognized web color is Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 146 green, and 0 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 100% yellow, and 14% black. With a hue angle of 40.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB9200

RGB219, 146, 0

HSL40.0°, 100.0%, 42.9%

CMYK0%, 33%, 100%, 14%

HSV40.0°, 100.0%, 85.9%

LAB66.2, 18.7, 71.2

XYZ39.5, 35.6, 4.8

Decimal14389760

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DB9200 #0048DB

Analogous

#DB2400 #B6DB00

Triadic

#00DB91 #9200DB

Tetradic

#00DB24 #0048DB #DB00B6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DB9200

#DF9E1C

#E3AA38

#E7B655

#EBC271

#EFCE8D

#F3DAAA

#F7E6C6

#FBF2E2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DB9200

#C28100

#AA7100

#926100

#795100

#614000

#493000

#302000

#181000

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.59:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.12:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.47:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.91:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB9200; }

.text-color { color: #DB9200; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB9200; }

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