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#DBAF57 Color

#DBAF57 is rgb(219, 175, 87) in RGB, hsl(40, 65%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 60%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sunray (#E3AB57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBAF57
HEX#DBAF57
RGBrgb(219, 175, 87)
HSLhsl(40, 65%, 60%)
HSVhsv(40, 60%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 60%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.118 82.8)
LABlab(74.24% 9.41 50.54)
LCHlch(74.24% 51.40 79.45)

What #DBAF57 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBAF57, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DBAF57 Channel Values

How #DBAF57 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 175 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 65% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 60% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 60% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBAF57 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBAF57 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBAF57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBAF57; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DBAF57

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBAF57.

How #DBAF57 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBAF57
Protanopia#B7B756
Protanomaly#C7B457
Deuteranopia#BFBF53
Deuteranomaly#CBB955
Tritanopia#E1A7A7
Tritanomaly#DEAA8E
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBAF57 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dbaf57: #DBAF57;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBAF57;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbaf57': '#DBAF57' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.686, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_dbaf57">#DBAF57</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBAF57"

More Yellow Colors

#DBAF57 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBAF57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBAF57?

#DBAF57 is a light yellow — rgb(219, 175, 87) in RGB and hsl(40, 65%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sunray (#E3AB57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #DBAF57?

#DBAF57 is rgb(219, 175, 87) — red 219, green 175, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBAF57?

#DBAF57 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 60%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBAF57 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBAF57 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBAF57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBAF57 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 16.62, which is visibly different.

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