#DBB257#DBB257

#DBB257 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.119 H 85.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DBB257
RGB	rgb(219, 178, 87)
HSL	hsl(41, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(41, 60%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 60.3%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.57, 4.61, 51.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.57, 51.41, 84.85°)
OKLab	oklab(78.25% 0.0102 0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(78.25% 0.119 85.1)
XYZ	xyz(46.8564, 47.5918, 15.7331)
Luminance	0.4759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DBB257 #5780DB

analogous

#DB7057 #DBB257 #C2DB57

triadic

#DBB257 #57DBB2 #B257DB

tetradic

#DBB257 #57DB70 #5780DB #DB57C2

square

#DBB257 #57DB70 #5780DB #DB57C2

split-complementary

#DBB257 #57C2DB #7057DB

monochromatic

#977220 #CA982B #DBB257 #E6C989 #F1E0BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.00

#DBB257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.52

#DBB257 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DBB257

10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DBB257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DBB257	1.00	2.00	10.52	10.52
#FFFFFF	2.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C5B14E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CFBC5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ECA49E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dbb257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 178, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.119 85.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e9c889',
    500: '#dbb257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dbb257;
$custom-light: #e9c889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dbb257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.364,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78249,
    "c": 0.11913,
    "h": 85.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.47589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DBB257

secondary

#ADBDE0

accent

#74E840

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FDF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#17130C

muted

#85827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #DBB257

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

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