What color is #DEB321?

#DEB321 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Frame. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEB321?

The RGB value is 222, 179, 33: 222 red, 179 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB321?

The complementary color is #214CDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB321?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB321 color

#DEB321 rgb(222, 179, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DEB321 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 70.2% green and 12.9% blue (222, 179, 33).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 74% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 85% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Golden Frame (#E2B31B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#DEB321 color codes

HEX	`#DEB321`
RGB	`rgb(222, 179, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 70.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 74%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 85%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 85%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.75, 2.87, 71.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.75, 71.96, 87.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.522, 47.883, 8.231)`
Decimal	`14594849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB321, 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 #DEB321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #DEB321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb321; }
.text { color: #deb321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 179 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb321, #aade21); }

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Questions

What color is #DEB321?: #DEB321 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Frame. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEB321?: The RGB value is 222, 179, 33: 222 red, 179 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB321?: The complementary color is #214CDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB321?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.