#DABB57#DABB57
#DABB57 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.124 H 92.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DABB57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 187, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 60%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 60.1%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.76, -0.54, 53.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.76, 53.66, 90.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.96% -0.0047 0.124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.96% 0.124 92.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4062, 51.1367, 16.3357) |
| Luminance | 0.5113 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.42
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.65
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.06
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.86
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.90
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DABB57 #5776DA
analogous
#DA7A57 #DABB57 #B7DA57
triadic
#DABB57 #57DABB #BB57DA
tetradic
#DABB57 #57DA7A #5776DA #DA57B7
square
#DABB57 #57DA7A #5776DA #DA57B7
split-complementary
#DABB57 #57B7DA #7A57DA
monochromatic
#967A21 #C8A32C #DABB57 #E5CF89 #F0E4BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#DABB57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.23
#DABB57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DABB57
11.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DABB57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DABB57 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.23 | 11.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB84D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C15B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAAEA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dabb57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 187, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.124 92.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8cf8a',
500: '#dabb57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dabb57; $custom-light: #e8cf8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dabb57",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 187,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.802,
"s": 63.902,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79957,
"c": 0.12409,
"h": 92.2
},
"luminance": 0.51134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DABB57
secondary
#3B519A
accent
#68E741
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16130C
muted
#85837F