Close to Butter
#DBED72
#DBED72 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 92.9% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 69°, with 77% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DBED72.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.28:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.37:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.28:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.37:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBED72 as they’d see it.
#DBED72 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DBED72
What color is #DBED72?
#DBED72 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 92.9% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 69°, with 77% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DBED72 in RGB?
#DBED72 is rgb(219, 237, 114): 219 red, 237 green, and 114 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DBED72 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(8, 0, 52, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DBED72?
PANTONE 393 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DBED72?
Its complement #E7DFFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.