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#DBCB70 Color

#DBCB70 is rgb(219, 203, 112) in RGB, hsl(51, 60%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 49%, 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 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBCB70
HEX#DBCB70
RGBrgb(219, 203, 112)
HSLhsl(51, 60%, 65%)
HSVhsv(51, 49%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 49%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.114 99.5)
LABlab(81.60% -3.00 47.09)
LCHlch(81.60% 47.18 93.65)

What #DBCB70 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 #DBCB70, 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.

#DBCB70 Channel Values

How #DBCB70 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 203 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 60% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 49% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 49% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBCB70 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBCB70 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBCB70

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBCB70; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DBCB70

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 #DBCB70.

How #DBCB70 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#DBCB70
Protanopia#CECE70
Protanomaly#D3CD70
Deuteranopia#D0D06F
Deuteranomaly#D5CE6F
Tritanopia#E2C2C2
Tritanomaly#DFC6A8
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBCB70 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbcb70: #DBCB70;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBCB70;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbcb70': '#DBCB70' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.796, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_dbcb70">#DBCB70</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBCB70"

More Yellow Colors

#DBCB70 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBCB70 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBCB70?

#DBCB70 is a light yellow — rgb(219, 203, 112) in RGB and hsl(51, 60%, 65%) 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 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #DBCB70?

#DBCB70 is rgb(219, 203, 112) — red 219, green 203, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBCB70?

#DBCB70 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 49%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBCB70 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBCB70 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBCB70 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBCB70 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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