What color is #DBC200?

#DBC200 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Groovy Lemon Pie. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBC200?

The RGB value is 219, 194, 0: 219 red, 194 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBC200?

The complementary color is #0019DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBC200?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBC200 color

#DBC200 rgb(219, 194, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DBC200 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 76.1% green and 0% blue (219, 194, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 100% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Groovy Lemon Pie (#D6BE01), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#DBC200 color codes

HEX	`#DBC200`
RGB	`rgb(219, 194, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 76.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 100%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.25, -6.7, 79.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.25, 79.73, 94.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.508, 53.646, 7.8)`
Decimal	`14402048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBC200, 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 #DBC200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBC200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #DBC200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbc200; }
.text { color: #dbc200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 194 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbc200, #87db00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

Questions

What color is #DBC200?: #DBC200 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Groovy Lemon Pie. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBC200?: The RGB value is 219, 194, 0: 219 red, 194 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBC200?: The complementary color is #0019DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBC200?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.