Information about #DBDB86 color

#DBDB86 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DBDB86 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(219, 219, 134) — 85.9% red, 85.9% green, 52.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 33 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #DBDB86 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 a near neighbor of Lime Pulp (#D1E189). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hypnotic (#D1E182) and Primrose (#E4DE8E).

In RGB terms — rgb(219, 219, 134) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DBDB86 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. No one has named #DBDB86 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DBDB86 color variations

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

#DBDB86 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 #DBDB86

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

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DBDB86
  • RGB219, 219, 134
  • CMYK0, 0, 33, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 219, 134)
  • HSL60°, 54%, 69%
  • HSL Precise60°, 54.14%, 69.216%
  • HSV60°, 39%, 86%
  • HSB60°, 39%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.859, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.859, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.859, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDBDB86
  • DECIMAL ID14408582
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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