All About Color #DCB909

#DCB909

About #DCB909

#DCB909 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #DCB909. In RGB it is red 220, green 185, blue 9; in HSL it is hue 50°, saturation 92%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 16%, 96%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 1.91:1 on white and 10.99:1 on black.

#DCB909 Color Conversion

Hex tripletDC, B9, 09
CMYK0.00%, 15.91%, 95.91%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal220, 185, 9
HSL50°, 92%, 45%
RGB Octal334, 271, 11
HSV (HSB)50.05°, 95.91%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11011100, 10111001, 1001
CIE-L*AB76.03, -1.53, 76.96
RGB Percent86.27%, 72.55%, 3.53%
CIE-L*CH76.03, 76.98, 91.14
XYZ46.91, 49.93, 7.42
CIE-L*UV76.03, 31.16, 80.00
xyY0.45, 0.48, 49.93
Hunter-Lab70.66, -5.16, 43.24
RYB19.98%, 86.27%, 3.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DCB909 on a dark background: contrast 10.99:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DCB909 on a light background: contrast 1.91:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DCB909, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DCB909 · #F7DB4A · #846F06 · #092CDC · #4A67F7

Analogous palette

#DC092C · #DC5009 · #DCB909 · #96DC09 · #2CDC09

Triadic palette

#DCB909 · #09DCB9 · #B909DC · #F7DB4A · #4AF7DB

Tetradic palette

#DCB909 · #09DC50 · #092CDC · #DC0996 · #846F06

Monochromatic palette

#493E03 · #937B06 · #DCB909 · #F7D83B · #FAE685

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