Information about #DBC975 color

#DBC975 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DBC975 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(219, 201, 117) — 85.9% red, 78.8% green, 45.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 40 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DBC975 is a confidently colored yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sand (#E2CA76). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chenin (#DEC371) and Souffle (#D5C171).

In RGB terms — rgb(219, 201, 117) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DBC975: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DBC975 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DBC975 color variations

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

#DBC975 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 #DBC975

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

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DBC975
  • RGB219, 201, 117
  • CMYK0, 7, 40, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 201, 117)
  • HSL49°, 59%, 66%
  • HSL Precise49.412°, 58.621%, 65.882%
  • HSV49°, 47%, 86%
  • HSB49°, 47%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.788, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.788, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.788, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDBC975
  • DECIMAL ID14403957
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01