#DBCC49

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #DBCC49

When working with digital screens, the color #DBCC49 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 204 parts green, and 73 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 67% yellow, and 14% black. With a hue angle of 53.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#DBCC49
RGB219, 204, 73
HSL53.8°, 67.0%, 57.3%
CMYK0%, 7%, 67%, 14%
HSV53.8°, 66.7%, 85.9%
LAB81.1, -9.8, 64.4
XYZ52.0, 58.7, 14.9
Decimal14404681

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.65:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.75:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBCC49; }
.text-color { color: #DBCC49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBCC49; }

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