#DABB56#DABB56
#DABB56 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.125 H 92.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DABB56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 187, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 60.6%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.75, -0.61, 54.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.75, 54.11, 90.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.95% -0.005 0.1248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.95% 0.125 92.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3657, 51.1205, 16.1220) |
| Luminance | 0.5112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.31
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.73
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.15
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.74
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.81
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DABB56 #5675DA
analogous
#DA7956 #DABB56 #B7DA56
triadic
#DABB56 #56DABB #BB56DA
tetradic
#DABB56 #56DA79 #5675DA #DA56B7
square
#DABB56 #56DA79 #5675DA #DA56B7
split-complementary
#DABB56 #56B7DA #7956DA
monochromatic
#957A21 #C7A32C #DABB56 #E5CF88 #F0E3BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#DABB56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.22
#DABB56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DABB56
11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DABB56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DABB56 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB84B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C15A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAAEA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dabb56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 187, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.125 92.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cf89',
500: '#dabb56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dabb56; $custom-light: #e9cf89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dabb56",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 187,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.909,
"s": 64.078,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79946,
"c": 0.12494,
"h": 92.3
},
"luminance": 0.51118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DABB56
secondary
#3B519A
accent
#68E741
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16130C
muted
#85837F