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Information about #D9CB30 color

#D9CB30 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #D9CB30 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(217, 203, 48) — 85.1% red, 79.6% green, 18.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 66 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively sunny yellow, #D9CB30 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Wattle (#D6CA3D). Slightly further away sit Party Mix (#E1C53A) and Yellow Submarine (#E8D233).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(217, 203, 48)), which gives #D9CB30 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. #D9CB30 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#D9CB30 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#D9CB30 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #D9CB30

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Party Mix color link
Party Mix

#E1C53A

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Bite Me color link
Bite Me

#EBC525

Confetti color link
Confetti

#DDCB46

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Starship color link
Starship

#E3DD39

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9CB30
  • RGB217, 203, 48
  • CMYK0, 5, 66, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 203, 48)
  • HSL55°, 69%, 52%
  • HSL Precise55.03°, 68.98%, 51.961%
  • HSV55°, 78%, 85%
  • HSB55°, 78%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.796, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.796, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.796, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD9CB30
  • DECIMAL ID14273328
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01