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#DBBD29 Color

#DBBD29 is rgb(219, 189, 41) in RGB, hsl(50, 71%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 81%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Gold (#CFAA01), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBBD29
HEX#DBBD29
RGBrgb(219, 189, 41)
HSLhsl(50, 71%, 51%)
HSVhsv(50, 81%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 81%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.155 96.6)
LABlab(77.51% 0.80 71.25)
LCHlch(77.51% 71.26 89.36)

What #DBBD29 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 #DBBD29, 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.

#DBBD29 Channel Values

How #DBBD29 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 189 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 71% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 81% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 81% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBBD29 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBBD29 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBBD29

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBBD29; 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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Tints & Shades of #DBBD29

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 #DBBD29.

How #DBBD29 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#DBBD29
Protanopia#C3C328
Protanomaly#CDC028
Deuteranopia#C8C823
Deuteranomaly#D0C325
Tritanopia#E3B2B2
Tritanomaly#E0B790
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBBD29 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbbd29: #DBBD29;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBBD29;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbbd29': '#DBBD29' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.741, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_dbbd29">#DBBD29</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBBD29"

More Yellow Colors

#DBBD29 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBBD29 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBBD29?

#DBBD29 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(219, 189, 41) in RGB and hsl(50, 71%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Gold (#CFAA01), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #DBBD29?

#DBBD29 is rgb(219, 189, 41) — red 219, green 189, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBBD29?

#DBBD29 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 81%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBBD29 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBBD29 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBBD29 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBBD29 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 13.23, which is visibly different.

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