#dbdb9d

Color #dbdb9d

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 5.55 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#dbdb9d

RGB

rgb(219, 219, 157)

HSL

hsl(60, 46.3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 28.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 28.3%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(86.09, -9.61, 30.59)

LCH

lch(86.09, 32.06, 107.44)

OKLCH

oklch(87.7%, 0.0805, 107.94)

HWB

hwb(60, 61.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9ddb

Analogous

#dbbc9d

#dbdb9d

#bcdb9d

Triadic

#dbdb9d

#9ddbdb

#db9ddb

Split-complementary

#dbdb9d

#9dbcdb

#bc9ddb

Tetradic

#dbdb9d

#9ddb9d

#9d9ddb

#db9ddb

Square

#dbdb9d

#9ddbbc

#9d9ddb

#db9dbc

Shades

Color #dbdb9d mixed toward black.

#caca6f

#b7b743

#898932

#5c5c22

#2e2e11

Tints

Color #dbdb9d mixed toward white.

#e1e1ad

#e7e7be

#ededce

#f3f3de

#f9f9ef

Tones

Color #dbdb9d mixed toward gray.

#d6d6a2

#d1d1a7

#cbcbac

#c6c6b2

#c1c1b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbaf · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#dbdbb3 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#dbbbbe · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dbdb9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dbdb9d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#dbdb9d (#dbdb9d) is rgb(219, 219, 157) in RGB.

No, #dbdb9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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