#DBDB00 Color

#DBDB00 is rgb(219, 219, 0) in RGB, hsl(60, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peridot (#E6E200), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBDB00

HEX#DBDB00

RGBrgb(219, 219, 0)

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 43%)

HSVhsv(60, 100%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.188 109.8)

LABlab(85.27% -14.04 83.25)

LCHlch(85.27% 84.43 99.57)

What #DBDB00 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 #DBDB00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Peridot#E6E200ΔE 3.89 Titanium Yellow#EEE600ΔE 6.58 Xanthic#EEED09ΔE 7.78 Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 9.33 Citrine#E4D00AΔE 9.45 Pear#D1E231ΔE 9.78

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

#DBDB00 Channel Values

How #DBDB00 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 219 · G 219 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 100% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 100% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.48:1 vs white · 14.14:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBDB00 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBDB00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBDB00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBDB00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DBDB00

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 #DBDB00.

How #DBDB00 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#DBDB00

Protanopia#DBDB00

Protanomaly#DBDB00

Deuteranopia#DBDB00

Deuteranomaly#DBDB00

Tritanopia#E7CECE

Tritanomaly#E2D3A4

Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBDB00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbdb00: #DBDB00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBDB00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbdb00': '#DBDB00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.859, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_dbdb00">#DBDB00</color>

SVG fillfill="#DBDB00"

More Yellow Colors

#DBDB00 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

dcd04c dbba00 dcdc84 daa520 dde26a da9100 e09600 d9d978 e0ae2e d7d4a7 e0bc5b d6ab00 eadd61 f1e9d2 f7d378 fbfbef fefefa ffe761 fffcf0 ffffc2 424200 6f6716 9c7c38 c68e17

#DBDB00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBDB00?

#DBDB00 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(219, 219, 0) in RGB and hsl(60, 100%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peridot (#E6E200), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.89.

What is the RGB value of #DBDB00?

#DBDB00 is rgb(219, 219, 0) — red 219, green 219, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBDB00?

#DBDB00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBDB00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBDB00 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBDB00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBDB00 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 16.06, which is visibly different.

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