What color is #DBC364?

#DBC364 is a light, moderate yellow known as Crusade King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBC364?

The RGB value is 219, 195, 100: 219 red, 195 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBC364?

The complementary color is #647CDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBC364?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBC364 color

#DBC364 rgb(219, 195, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DBC364 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 76.5% green and 39.2% blue (219, 195, 100).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 62% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 54% yellow and 14% black.

This exact color is also called Crusade King.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#DBC364 color codes

HEX	`#DBC364`
RGB	`rgb(219, 195, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 76.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 62%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 54%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 54%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.05, -3.31, 50.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.05, 50.33, 93.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.031, 55.013, 19.985)`
Decimal	`14402404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBC364, 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 #DBC364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBC364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #DBC364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbc364; }
.text { color: #dbc364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 195 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbc364, #b8db64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #DBC364?: #DBC364 is a light, moderate yellow known as Crusade King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBC364?: The RGB value is 219, 195, 100: 219 red, 195 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBC364?: The complementary color is #647CDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBC364?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.