What color is #DBD484?

#DBD484 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD484?

The RGB value is 219, 212, 132: 219 red, 212 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD484?

The complementary color is #848BDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD484 color

#DBD484 rgb(219, 212, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DBD484 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 83.1% green and 51.8% blue (219, 212, 132).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 55% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 40% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Treasury (#DBD186), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#DBD484 color codes

HEX	`#DBD484`
RGB	`rgb(219, 212, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 83.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 55%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 40%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 40%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.87, -9.01, 40.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.87, 41.41, 102.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.923, 63.814, 31.144)`
Decimal	`14406788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD484, 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 #DBD484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #DBD484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd484; }
.text { color: #dbd484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 212 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd484, #b6db84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DBD484?: #DBD484 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD484?: The RGB value is 219, 212, 132: 219 red, 212 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD484?: The complementary color is #848BDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.