HEX atlas value

#DBBE4D

#DBBE4D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 190, 77, HSL 48, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.5242, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DBBE4D Sample readable text

HEX #DBBE4D

RGB rgb(219, 190, 77)

HSL hsl(48 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.5242

Contrast Black 11.48:1White 1.83:1

CSS

--color-dbbe4d: #DBBE4D;
.background-dbbe4d { background-color: #DBBE4D; }
.text-dbbe4d { color: #DBBE4D; }

Luminance0.5242

Black text11.48:1AA Pass

White text1.83:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DBBE4D","rgb":[219,190,77],"hsl":[48,66,58],"cmyk":[0,13,65,14],"luminance":0.5242,"contrast":{"black":11.48,"white":1.83}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EADA99","hex":"#EADA99","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.99,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2CC36","hex":"#F2CC36","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.47,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0DB4D","hex":"#B0DB4D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.09,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Old Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dbbe4d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D69DB","analogous":["#DB784D","#B0DB4D"],"triadic":["#4DDBBE","#BE4DDB"],"tetradic":["#4DDB78","#4D69DB","#DB4DB0"],"splitComplementary":["#4DB0DB","#784DDB"],"monochromatic":["#EADA99","#DBBE4D","#A98E23"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EADA99","dark":"#A98E23","saturated":"#F2CC36","desaturated":"#C3B065","pastel":"#EAE1BE","neon":"#FFDC52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":30.757112998459398},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":36.68787265568828},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":38.7556447501522},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":39.6232255123179}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBBE4D

#DBBE4D is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DBBE4D is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 219, 190, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 66% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.5242, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.48:1AA Pass

White text1.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBBE4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EADA99#000000 text · best 14.99:1#EADA99

#F2CC36#000000 text · best 13.47:1#F2CC36

#B0DB4D#000000 text · best 13.09:1#B0DB4D

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

Generated Palette

#DBBE4D#DBBE4D

#4D69DB#4D69DB

#DB784D#DB784D

#B0DB4D#B0DB4D

#EADA99#EADA99

#A98E23#A98E23

Color Harmonies

#4D69DB#4D69DB

#DB784D#DB784D

#B0DB4D#B0DB4D

#4DDBBE#4DDBBE

#BE4DDB#BE4DDB

Variants

#EADA99#EADA99

#A98E23#A98E23

#F2CC36#F2CC36

#C3B065#C3B065

#EAE1BE#EAE1BE

#FFDC52#FFDC52

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Saffron#F4C430

Bamboo#C7B56E

#DBBE4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBBE4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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