#DBDB2C

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #DBDB2C

When working with digital screens, the color #DBDB2C is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 219 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 70.9% saturation, and 51.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DBDB2C
RGB219, 219, 44
HSL60.0°, 70.9%, 51.6%
CMYK0%, 0%, 80%, 14%
HSV60.0°, 79.9%, 85.9%
LAB84.9, -18.5, 77.6
XYZ55.0, 65.9, 12.2
Decimal14408492

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.48:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.18:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.06:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBDB2C; }
.text-color { color: #DBDB2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBDB2C; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700