Close to Old Gold
#DBCD43
#DBCD43 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 80.4% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 68% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DBCD43.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.64:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.83:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.64:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.83:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBCD43 as they’d see it.
#DBCD43 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DBCD43
What color is #DBCD43?
#DBCD43 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 80.4% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 68% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DBCD43 in RGB?
#DBCD43 is rgb(219, 205, 67): 219 red, 205 green, and 67 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DBCD43 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 69, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DBCD43?
PANTONE 128 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DBCD43?
Its complement #CDC3FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.