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#DBC60A Color

#DBC60A is rgb(219, 198, 10) in RGB, hsl(54, 91%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 95%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citrine (#E4D00A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBC60A
HEX#DBC60A
RGBrgb(219, 198, 10)
HSLhsl(54, 91%, 45%)
HSVhsv(54, 95%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 95%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.17 101.6)
LABlab(79.76% -4.02 78.57)
LCHlch(79.76% 78.67 92.93)

What #DBC60A 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 #DBC60A, 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.

#DBC60A Channel Values

How #DBC60A 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 198 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 91% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 95% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 95% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBC60A 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBC60A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBC60A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBC60A; 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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Tints & Shades of #DBC60A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBC60A.

How #DBC60A 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#DBC60A
Protanopia#CACA08
Protanomaly#D1C809
Deuteranopia#CDCD00
Deuteranomaly#D3CA02
Tritanopia#E5BABA
Tritanomaly#E1BF94
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBC60A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbc60a: #DBC60A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBC60A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbc60a': '#DBC60A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.776, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_dbc60a">#DBC60A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBC60A"

More Yellow Colors

#DBC60A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBC60A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBC60A?

#DBC60A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(219, 198, 10) in RGB and hsl(54, 91%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citrine (#E4D00A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.54.

What is the RGB value of #DBC60A?

#DBC60A is rgb(219, 198, 10) — red 219, green 198, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBC60A?

#DBC60A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 95%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBC60A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBC60A scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBC60A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBC60A 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 13.09, which is visibly different.

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