What color is #DBBC4B?

#DBBC4B is a moderate yellow known as Buried Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buried Gold?

The RGB value is 219, 188, 75: 219 red, 188 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buried Gold?

The complementary color is #4B6ADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBBC4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buried Gold color: hex code #DBBC4B

#DBBC4B rgb(219, 188, 75)

Shades of yellow

Buried Gold has the hex code #DBBC4B. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 73.7% green and 29.4% blue (219, 188, 75).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 67% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 66% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

Buried Gold (#DBBC4B) color codes

HEX	`#DBBC4B`
RGB	`rgb(219, 188, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 73.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 67%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 66%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 66%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77, -1.41, 59.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77, 59.3, 91.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.469, 51.537, 14.05)`
Decimal	`14400587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buried Gold, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DBBC4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBBC4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DBBC4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbbc4b; }
.text { color: #dbbc4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbbc4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 188 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbbc4b, #b2db4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #DBBC4B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DBBC4B?: #DBBC4B is a moderate yellow known as Buried Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buried Gold?: The RGB value is 219, 188, 75: 219 red, 188 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buried Gold?: The complementary color is #4B6ADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBBC4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.