#DBD38A

A light, moderate yellow closely aligning with Palegoldenrod.

About #DBD38A

The hex code #DBD38A represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Palegoldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 211 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 4% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 54.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light 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#DBD38A
RGB219, 211, 138
HSL54.1°, 52.9%, 70.0%
CMYK0%, 4%, 37%, 14%
HSV54.1°, 37.0%, 85.9%
LAB83.7, -7.8, 37.2
XYZ57.1, 63.5, 33.3
Decimal14406538

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.70:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.64:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBD38A; }
.text-color { color: #DBD38A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBD38A; }

Similar Colors

Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA