Information about #DBC06F color

#DBC06F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DBC06F belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(219, 192, 111) — 85.9% red, 75.3% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 42 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DBC06F reads as a confidently colored yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chenin (#DEC371). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Souffle (#D5C171) and Essential Cream (#DCB66F).

In RGB terms — rgb(219, 192, 111) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DBC06F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DBC06F color variations

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

#DBC06F 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 #DBC06F

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

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Coyote color link
Coyote

#DDB77B

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DBC06F
  • RGB219, 192, 111
  • CMYK0, 11, 42, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 192, 111)
  • HSL45°, 60%, 65%
  • HSL Precise45°, 60%, 64.706%
  • HSV45°, 49%, 86%
  • HSB45°, 49%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.753, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.753, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.753, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDBC06F
  • DECIMAL ID14401647
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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