What color is #DBD537?

#DBD537 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sun Flooded Woods. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD537?

The RGB value is 219, 213, 55: 219 red, 213 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD537?

The complementary color is #373DDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD537?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD537 color

#DBD537 rgb(219, 213, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DBD537 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 83.5% green and 21.6% blue (219, 213, 55).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 69% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 75% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sun Flooded Woods (#D0D418), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#DBD537 color codes

HEX	`#DBD537`
RGB	`rgb(219, 213, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 83.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 69%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 75%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 75%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.4, -15.12, 73.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.4, 74.63, 101.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.699, 62.926, 12.931)`
Decimal	`14406967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD537, 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 #DBD537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #DBD537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd537; }
.text { color: #dbd537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 213 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd537, #8fdb37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #DBD537?: #DBD537 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sun Flooded Woods. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD537?: The RGB value is 219, 213, 55: 219 red, 213 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD537?: The complementary color is #373DDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD537?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.