#DABB49#DABB49
#DABB49 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.135 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DABB49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 187, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 66%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 67%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 66.5%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.64, -1.43, 59.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.64, 59.74, 91.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.82% -0.0089 0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.82% 0.135 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8887, 50.9297, 13.6100) |
| Luminance | 0.5093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.21
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.24
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.39
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.87
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.34
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DABB49 #4968DA
analogous
#DA7249 #DABB49 #B1DA49
triadic
#DABB49 #49DABB #BB49DA
tetradic
#DABB49 #49DA72 #4968DA #DA49B1
square
#DABB49 #49DA72 #4968DA #DA49B1
split-complementary
#DABB49 #49B1DA #7249DA
monochromatic
#8C741C #BF9E27 #DABB49 #E4CE7C #EFE1AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#DABB49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.19
#DABB49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DABB49
11.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DABB49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DABB49 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.19 | 11.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB83B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C14F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBADA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dabb49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 187, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.135 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cf81',
500: '#dabb49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dabb49; $custom-light: #e9cf81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dabb49",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 187,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.172,
"s": 66.21,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79817,
"c": 0.13517,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.50927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DABB49
secondary
#354992
accent
#63E93F
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFAF2
border
#D6D3CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E