#DBE950

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #DBE950

At its core, #DBE950 is a light and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 233 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 6% C, 0% M, 66% Y, and 9% K. 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. 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#DBE950
RGB219, 233, 80
HSL65.5°, 77.7%, 61.4%
CMYK6%, 0%, 66%, 9%
HSV65.5°, 65.7%, 91.4%
LAB88.9, -23.6, 69.7
XYZ59.8, 73.9, 18.7
Decimal14412112

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.33:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.78:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.27:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.42:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBE950; }
.text-color { color: #DBE950; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBE950; }

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