#DBC550

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Khaki.

About #DBC550

Visually, #DBC550 is defined as a moderate yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Khaki. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 197 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 10% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DBC550
RGB219, 197, 80
HSL50.5°, 65.9%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 10%, 63%, 14%
HSV50.5°, 63.5%, 85.9%
LAB79.4, -5.8, 59.7
XYZ50.6, 55.6, 15.6
Decimal14402896

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.11:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.30:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBC550; }
.text-color { color: #DBC550; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBC550; }

Similar Colors

Khaki
#F0E68C