Gold (survey)#DBB40C
#DBB40C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.158 H 92.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBB40C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 180, 12) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 90%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 95%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 94.5%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, 0.68, 75.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 75.58, 89.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.19% -0.008 0.1581) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.19% 0.158 92.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6039, 47.7321, 7.1590) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 0.00
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 1.69
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 2.17
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 2.55
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.30
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBB40C #0C33DB
analogous
#DB4D0C #DBB40C #9ADB0C
triadic
#DBB40C #0CDBB4 #B40CDB
tetradic
#DBB40C #0CDB4D #0C33DB #DB0C9A
square
#DBB40C #0CDB4D #0C33DB #DB0C9A
split-complementary
#DBB40C #0C9ADB #4D0CDB
monochromatic
#675506 #A18409 #DBB40C #F4CF31 #F7DC6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#DBB40C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#DBB40C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBB40C
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBB40C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBB40C | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB100
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3BC20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEA499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbb40c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 180, 12); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.158 92.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecc967',
500: '#dbb40c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbb40c; $custom-light: #ecc967; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbb40c",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 180,
"b": 12
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.696,
"s": 89.61,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78186,
"c": 0.15833,
"h": 92.9
},
"luminance": 0.47729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBB40C
secondary
#677DDC
accent
#51FF29
background
#FFFCF6
surface
#FFF8EC
border
#D7D1C7
text
#171307
muted
#85827A