HEX Color #DBBD24 (Goldenrod)

About #DBBD24

The precise color #DBBD24 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 189 green, and 36 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 84% yellow, and 14% black. With a hue angle of 50.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DBBD24

RGB219, 189, 36

HSL50.2°, 71.8%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 14%, 84%, 14%

HSV50.2°, 83.6%, 85.9%

LAB77.0, -3.6, 72.9

XYZ47.7, 51.6, 9.1

Decimal14400804

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DBBD24 #2441DB

Analogous

#DB6124 #9DDB24

Triadic

#24DBBD #BD24DB

Tetradic

#24DB61 #2441DB #DB249D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DBBD24

#DFC43C

#E3CB54

#E7D36D

#EBDA85

#EFE19D

#F3E9B6

#F7F0CE

#FBF7E6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DBBD24

#C2A820

#AA931C

#927E18

#796914

#615410

#493F0C

#302A08

#181504

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.86:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.32:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.77:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.62:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBBD24; }

.text-color { color: #DBBD24; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBBD24; }

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