#DBB256#DBB256

#DBB256 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.120 H 85.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DBB256
RGB	rgb(219, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(42, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(42, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 60.7%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.56, 4.54, 51.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.56, 51.86, 84.98°)
OKLab	oklab(78.24% 0.0099 0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(78.24% 0.12 85.3)
XYZ	xyz(46.8159, 47.5755, 15.5194)
Luminance	0.4757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DBB256 #567FDB

analogous

#DB7056 #DBB256 #C1DB56

triadic

#DBB256 #56DBB2 #B256DB

tetradic

#DBB256 #56DB70 #567FDB #DB56C1

square

#DBB256 #56DB70 #567FDB #DB56C1

split-complementary

#DBB256 #56C1DB #7056DB

monochromatic

#977220 #C9982B #DBB256 #E6C988 #F0E0BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.00

#DBB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.51

#DBB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DBB256

10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DBB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DBB256	1.00	2.00	10.51	10.51
#FFFFFF	2.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C5B14D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CFBC59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ECA49D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dbb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.120 85.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e9c889',
    500: '#dbb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dbb256;
$custom-light: #e9c889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dbb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.504,
    "s": 64.878,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78238,
    "c": 0.11997,
    "h": 85.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.47573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DBB256

secondary

#ADBDE0

accent

#74E840

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FDF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#17130C

muted

#85827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #DBB256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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