#dbc912 Color Information

#dbc912 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 #dbc912. In RGB, it consists of 85.9% Red, 78.8% Green, and 7.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 8.2% Magenta, 91.8% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 54.6°, with saturation of 84.8% and lightness of 46.5%. The decimal value for #dbc912 is 14403858, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dbc912 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#dbc912 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color219, 201, 18 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color85.9%, 78.8%, 7.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.141, 0.212, 0.929 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.082, 0.918, 0.141 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color54.6°, 84.8%, 46.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color54.6°, 91.8%, 85.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color50.209, 56.877, 8.904 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color38, 219, 18 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14403858 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color80.110, -10.079, 78.896 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)80.110, 79.537, 97.280 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color80.110, 18.846, 85.440 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color75.417, -13.142, 45.792 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.433, 0.490, 56.877 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292593938 / 0xffdbc912 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc00 Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #dbc912

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dbc912, its pure hue is 54.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.8%, and its lightness is 46.5%. 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 #dbc912, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1b1902 to #c0b010.

Tints of #dbc912

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dbc912, its pure hue is 54.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.8%, and its lightness is 46.5%. 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 #dbc912, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e0d030 to #fbf8e1.

Tones of #dbc912

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dbc912, its pure hue is 54.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.8%, 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 #dbc912, which range from #777777 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #edd800 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #dbc912

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dbc912! For #dbc912, 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, #dbc912. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #dbc912

This color, #dbc912, consists of 85.9% Red, 78.8% Green, and 7.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 219, Green = 201, Blue = 18. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dbc912 is 0% Cyan, 8.2% Magenta, 91.8% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R85.9%
C0.0%
G78.8%
M8.2%
B7.1%
Y91.8%
K14.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 219 201 18
Octal 333 311 22
Hexa #db #c9 #12
Binary 11011011 11001001 00010010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 8 91 14
Octal 0 10 133 16
Hexa #00 #08 #5b #0e
Binary 00000000 00001000 01011011 00001110

Analogous Colors of #dbc912

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dbc912 — which has hue 54.6° — its analogous colors are located at 24.6° and 84.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbc912.

Triadic Colors of #dbc912

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 #dbc912 — which has hue 54.6° — its triadic colors are located at 54.6° and 294.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbc912.

Complementary Color of #dbc912

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dbc912 — which has hue 54.6° — its complementary color is located at 234.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbc912.

Split Complementary Colors of #dbc912

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 #dbc912 — which has hue 54.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 54.6° and 264.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbc912.

Tetradic Colors of #dbc912

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 #dbc912 — which has hue 54.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 324.6°, 54.6°, 144.6°, and 234.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbc912.

Monochromatic Colors of #dbc912

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dbc912, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #69610e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f9ec6a (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dbc912

We want to make getting started with #dbc912 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dbc912 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dbc912 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 #dbc912 with other HTML elements.

#dbc912 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #dbc912.
<span style="color: #dbc912;">The color of this text is #dbc912.</span>

#dbc912 Background Color

The background color for this text is #dbc912.
<div style="background-color: #dbc912; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dbc912.</div>

#dbc912 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #dbc912.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dbc912;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dbc912.</span>

#dbc912 Border Color

This is a div with border color #dbc912.
<div style="border: #dbc912 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dbc912.</div>

#dbc912 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #dbc912 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dbc912; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dbc912 on a white background.</div></div>

#dbc912 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #dbc912 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dbc912; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dbc912 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #dbc912 to White

This is a gradient from #dbc912 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dbc912,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dbc912,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dbc912,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dbc912,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dbc912 to white.</div>

Gradient from #dbc912 to Black

This is a gradient from #dbc912 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dbc912,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dbc912,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dbc912,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dbc912,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dbc912 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #dbc912

In addition to using #dbc912 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 #dbc912 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dbc912, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 219, Green = 201, Blue = 18). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dbc912 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 #dbc912
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(219, 201, 18)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #dbc912; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #dbc912; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #dbc912; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(219, 201, 18);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#dbc912")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:219, green:201, blue:18, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:219 green:201 blue:18 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(219f, 201f, 18f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(219, 201, 18);
 

#dbc912 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #dbc912 the same way. For those with color blindness, #dbc912 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dbc912 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dbc912 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 #dbc912 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 #dbc912 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 #dbc912 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 1.7:1 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
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text