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#dbc40c

a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
219, 196, 12
HSL
53°, 90%, 45%
CMYK
0, 11, 95, 14
Luminance
0.5457

Every format

HEX#dbc40c
RGBrgb(219, 196, 12)
HSLhsl(53, 90%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 95%, 14%)
LABlab(78.8 -7.6 78.6)
LCHlch(78.8 79.0 95.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.815 0.168 100.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dbc40c;
background-color: #dbc40c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dbc40c] bg-[#dbc40c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dbc40c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.859, green: 0.769, blue: 0.047)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dbc40c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dbc40c on white: 1.76:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dbc40c on black: 11.91:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red85.9%
Green76.9%
Blue4.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta10.5%
Yellow94.5%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#dbc40c text on a black background

contrast 11.91:1

Card sample

#dbc40c text on a white background

contrast 1.76:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dbc40c;
Background color
Panel with #dbc40c background
background-color: #dbc40c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dbc40c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(219, 196, 12, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(219, 196, 12, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dbc40c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc40c, #68DB0C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dbc40c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #dbc40c in the Color Lab