What color is #DBDB92?

#DBDB92 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDB92?

The RGB value is 219, 219, 146: 219 red, 219 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDB92?

The complementary color is #9292DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDB92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDB92 color

#DBDB92 rgb(219, 219, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DBDB92 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.9% green and 57.3% blue (219, 219, 146).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Celery Sceptre (#E1DF9A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#DBDB92 color codes

HEX	`#DBDB92`
RGB	`rgb(219, 219, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 33%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 33%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.91, -10.97, 35.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.91, 37.61, 106.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.734, 67.799, 37.128)`
Decimal	`14408594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDB92, 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 #DBDB92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDB92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #DBDB92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdb92; }
.text { color: #dbdb92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdb92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 219 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdb92, #b6db92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DBDB92?: #DBDB92 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDB92?: The RGB value is 219, 219, 146: 219 red, 219 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDB92?: The complementary color is #9292DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDB92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.