#DBC500

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #DBC500

When working with digital screens, the color #DBC500 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 197 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 100% yellow, and 14% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DBC500
RGB219, 197, 0
HSL54.0°, 100.0%, 42.9%
CMYK0%, 10%, 100%, 14%
HSV54.0°, 100.0%, 85.9%
LAB79.0, -8.2, 80.0
XYZ49.2, 55.0, 8.0
Decimal14402816

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.00:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.67:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.20:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBC500; }
.text-color { color: #DBC500; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBC500; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700