#DABB53#DABB53
#DABB53 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.127 H 92.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DABB53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 187, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 65%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 61.9%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.72, -0.81, 55.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.72, 55.45, 90.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.91% -0.006 0.1273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.91% 0.127 92.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2473, 51.0731, 15.4987) |
| Luminance | 0.5107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.01
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.95
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.40
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.42
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.43
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DABB53 #5372DA
analogous
#DA7853 #DABB53 #B6DA53
triadic
#DABB53 #53DABB #BB53DA
tetradic
#DABB53 #53DA78 #5372DA #DA53B6
square
#DABB53 #53DA78 #5372DA #DA53B6
split-complementary
#DABB53 #53B6DA #7853DA
monochromatic
#937820 #C5A22A #DABB53 #E5CF85 #F0E3B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#DABB53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.21
#DABB53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DABB53
11.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DABB53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DABB53 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.21 | 11.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB848
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C158
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAADA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dabb53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 187, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.127 92.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cf87',
500: '#dabb53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dabb53; $custom-light: #e9cf87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dabb53",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 187,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.222,
"s": 64.593,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79914,
"c": 0.12742,
"h": 92.7
},
"luminance": 0.51071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DABB53
secondary
#394F98
accent
#67E840
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF3
border
#D6D4CD
text
#16130C
muted
#85837F