#db9800

Color #db9800

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#db9800

RGB

rgb(219, 152, 0)

HSL

hsl(41.6, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.6, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 100%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(67.67, 15.45, 72.1)

LCH

lch(67.67, 73.74, 77.91)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.1519, 77.26)

HWB

hwb(41.6, 0%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0043db

Analogous

#db2a00

#db9800

#b0db00

Triadic

#db9800

#00db98

#9800db

Split-complementary

#db9800

#00b0db

#2a00db

Tetradic

#db9800

#43db00

#0043db

#9800db

Square

#db9800

#00db2a

#0043db

#db00b0

Shades

Color #db9800 mixed toward black.

#b67e00

#926500

#6d4c00

#493300

#241900

Tints

Color #db9800 mixed toward white.

#ffb50c

#ffc33d

#ffd26d

#ffe19e

#fff0ce

Tones

Color #db9800 mixed toward gray.

#c99112

#b68a24

#a48337

#927b49

#80745b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c14e · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#c5ca57 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#d8676c · ΔE 36.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 27.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #db9800;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#db9800]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#db9800 (#db9800) is rgb(219, 152, 0) in RGB.

No, #db9800 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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