#dbb55e Color Information

#dbb55e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #dbb55e. In RGB, it consists of 85.9% Red, 71.0% Green, and 36.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 17.4% Magenta, 57.1% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 41.8°, with saturation of 63.5% and lightness of 61.4%. The decimal value for #dbb55e is 14398814, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dbb55e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#dbb55e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color219, 181, 94 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color85.9%, 71.0%, 36.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.141, 0.290, 0.631 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.174, 0.571, 0.141 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color41.8°, 63.5%, 61.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color41.8°, 57.1%, 85.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color47.758, 48.916, 17.514 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color149, 219, 94 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14398814 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color75.399, 3.540, 48.815 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)75.399, 48.943, 85.853 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color75.399, 30.585, 58.329 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color69.940, -0.508, 34.111 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.418, 0.428, 48.916 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292588894 / 0xffdbb55e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc66 Copy
Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Shades of #dbb55e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dbb55e, its pure hue is 41.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.5%, and its lightness is 61.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #dbb55e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1b170c to #c09e52.

Tints of #dbb55e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dbb55e, its pure hue is 41.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.5%, and its lightness is 61.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #dbb55e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e0be72 to #fbf6eb.

Tones of #dbb55e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dbb55e, its pure hue is 41.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #dbb55e, which range from #9d9d9d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffc33a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #dbb55e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dbb55e! For #dbb55e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #dbb55e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #dbb55e

This color, #dbb55e, consists of 85.9% Red, 71.0% Green, and 36.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 219, Green = 181, Blue = 94. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dbb55e is 0% Cyan, 17.4% Magenta, 57.1% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R85.9%
C0.0%
G71.0%
M17.4%
B36.9%
Y57.1%
K14.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 219 181 94
Octal 333 265 136
Hexa #db #b5 #5e
Binary 11011011 10110101 01011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 17 57 14
Octal 0 21 71 16
Hexa #00 #11 #39 #0e
Binary 00000000 00010001 00111001 00001110

Analogous Colors of #dbb55e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dbb55e — which has hue 41.8° — its analogous colors are located at 11.8° and 71.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbb55e.

Triadic Colors of #dbb55e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #dbb55e — which has hue 41.8° — its triadic colors are located at 41.8° and 281.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbb55e.

Complementary Color of #dbb55e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dbb55e — which has hue 41.8° — its complementary color is located at 221.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbb55e.

Split Complementary Colors of #dbb55e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #dbb55e — which has hue 41.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 41.8° and 251.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbb55e.

Tetradic Colors of #dbb55e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #dbb55e — which has hue 41.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 311.8°, 41.8°, 131.8°, and 221.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbb55e.

Monochromatic Colors of #dbb55e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dbb55e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9c7e3b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f6dea6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dbb55e

We want to make getting started with #dbb55e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dbb55e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dbb55e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #dbb55e with other HTML elements.

#dbb55e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #dbb55e.
<span style="color: #dbb55e;">The color of this text is #dbb55e.</span>

#dbb55e Background Color

The background color for this text is #dbb55e.
<div style="background-color: #dbb55e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dbb55e.</div>

#dbb55e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #dbb55e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dbb55e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dbb55e.</span>

#dbb55e Border Color

This is a div with border color #dbb55e.
<div style="border: #dbb55e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dbb55e.</div>

#dbb55e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #dbb55e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dbb55e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dbb55e on a white background.</div></div>

#dbb55e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #dbb55e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dbb55e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dbb55e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #dbb55e to White

This is a gradient from #dbb55e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dbb55e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dbb55e to white.</div>

Gradient from #dbb55e to Black

This is a gradient from #dbb55e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dbb55e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dbb55e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #dbb55e

In addition to using #dbb55e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #dbb55e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dbb55e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 219, Green = 181, Blue = 94). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dbb55e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #dbb55e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(219, 181, 94)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #dbb55e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #dbb55e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #dbb55e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(219, 181, 94);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#dbb55e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:219, green:181, blue:94, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:219 green:181 blue:94 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(219f, 181f, 94f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(219, 181, 94);
 

#dbb55e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #dbb55e the same way. For those with color blindness, #dbb55e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dbb55e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dbb55e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #dbb55e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #dbb55e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #dbb55e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text