What color is #DBD186?

#DBD186 is a light, moderate yellow known as Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Treasury?

The RGB value is 219, 209, 134: 219 red, 209 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Treasury?

The complementary color is #8690DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Treasury color: hex code #DBD186

#DBD186 rgb(219, 209, 134)

Shades of yellow

Treasury has the hex code #DBD186. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 82% green and 52.5% blue (219, 209, 134).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 54% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 39% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

Treasury (#DBD186) color codes

HEX	`#DBD186`
RGB	`rgb(219, 209, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 82%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 54%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 39%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 39%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.12, -7.27, 38.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.12, 39.12, 100.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.318, 62.384, 31.624)`
Decimal	`14406022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Treasury, 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 #DBD186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #DBD186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd186; }
.text { color: #dbd186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 209 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd186, #bbdb86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

See #DBD186 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DBD186?: #DBD186 is a light, moderate yellow known as Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Treasury?: The RGB value is 219, 209, 134: 219 red, 209 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Treasury?: The complementary color is #8690DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.