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#DBC876 Color

#DBC876 is rgb(219, 200, 118) in RGB, hsl(49, 58%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flax (#EEDC82), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBC876
HEX#DBC876
RGBrgb(219, 200, 118)
HSLhsl(49, 58%, 66%)
HSVhsv(49, 46%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.105 96.7)
LABlab(80.89% -1.14 43.33)
LCHlch(80.89% 43.34 91.50)

What #DBC876 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 #DBC876, 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.

#DBC876 Channel Values

How #DBC876 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 200 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 58% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 46% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 46% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBC876 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBC876

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBC876; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DBC876

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 #DBC876.

How #DBC876 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#DBC876
Protanopia#CBCB76
Protanomaly#D2CA76
Deuteranopia#CFCF75
Deuteranomaly#D4CC75
Tritanopia#E2C0C0
Tritanomaly#DFC3A8
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBC876 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbc876: #DBC876;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBC876;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbc876': '#DBC876' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.784, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_dbc876">#DBC876</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBC876"

More Yellow Colors

#DBC876 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBC876 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBC876?

#DBC876 is a light yellow — rgb(219, 200, 118) in RGB and hsl(49, 58%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flax (#EEDC82), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #DBC876?

#DBC876 is rgb(219, 200, 118) — red 219, green 200, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBC876?

#DBC876 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBC876 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBC876 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBC876 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBC876 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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