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#DBDB9D closest to Celery Sceptre

#DBDB9D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Celery Sceptre. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.9% green and 61.6% blue (rgb(219, 219, 157)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 46% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 14% black. #DBDB9D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.63:1.

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#DBDB9D color conversion

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Variations of #DBDB9D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DBDB9D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DBDB9D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBDB9D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6D99F
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5D699
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3D79B
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6D99F
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3D99E
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4D3CB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DED8B4
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D8CB

#DBDB9D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#DBDB9D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.63:1 Super#DBDB9D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBDB9D in CSS

/* Celery Sceptre */
.color { color: #DBDB9D; }
.background { background-color: #DBDB9D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBDB9D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 219 157);
color: hsl(60 46% 74%);
color: oklch(0.877 0.080 108.0);

#DBDB9D FAQ

What color is #DBDB9D?

#DBDB9D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DBDB9D?

#DBDB9D is rgb(219, 219, 157) in RGB, hsl(60, 46%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 28%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBDB9D?

The complementary color of #DBDB9D is #9D9DDB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBDB9D?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBDB9D: 14.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBDB9D a warm or cool color?

#DBDB9D is a warm color.