#DBB259#DBB259

#DBB259 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.117 H 84.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DBB259
RGB	rgb(219, 178, 89)
HSL	hsl(41, 64%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(41, 59%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 59.4%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.59, 4.75, 50.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.59, 50.50, 84.60°)
OKLab	oklab(78.27% 0.0109 0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(78.27% 0.117 84.7)
XYZ	xyz(46.9393, 47.6249, 16.1694)
Luminance	0.4762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DBB259 #5982DB

analogous

#DB7159 #DBB259 #C3DB59

triadic

#DBB259 #59DBB2 #B259DB

tetradic

#DBB259 #59DB71 #5982DB #DB59C3

square

#DBB259 #59DB71 #5982DB #DB59C3

split-complementary

#DBB259 #59C3DB #7159DB

monochromatic

#997321 #CB992C #DBB259 #E6C98B #F1E1BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.00

#DBB259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.52

#DBB259 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DBB259

10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DBB259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DBB259	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)

#C5B150

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CFBC5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ECA49E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dbb259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 178, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.117 84.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e9c88b',
    500: '#dbb259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dbb259;
$custom-light: #e9c88b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dbb259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.077,
    "s": 64.356,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78273,
    "c": 0.11744,
    "h": 84.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.47622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DBB259

secondary

#AFBFE1

accent

#52CC19

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FDF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#17130C

muted

#85827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #DBB259

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

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