#DBBC38#DBBC38
#DBBC38 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.513; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.147 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBBC38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 188, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 69%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 74%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 74.4%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.87, -2.37, 66.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.87, 66.67, 92.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.99% -0.0135 0.1465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.99% 0.147 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9130, 51.3147, 11.1217) |
| Luminance | 0.5131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 2.69
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.81
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.27
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.59
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.79
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBBC38 #3857DB
analogous
#DB6B38 #DBBC38 #A9DB38
triadic
#DBBC38 #38DBBC #BC38DB
tetradic
#DBBC38 #38DB6B #3857DB #DB38A9
square
#DBBC38 #38DB6B #3857DB #DB38A9
split-complementary
#DBBC38 #38A9DB #6B38DB
monochromatic
#816D17 #B59921 #DBBC38 #E4CD6C #EEDFA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#DBBC38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.26
#DBBC38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBBC38
11.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBBC38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBBC38 | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.26 | 11.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0B820
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C240
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDADA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbbc38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 188, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.147 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eacf78',
500: '#dbbc38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbbc38; $custom-light: #eacf78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbbc38",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 188,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.589,
"s": 69.362,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79986,
"c": 0.14707,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.51312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBBC38
secondary
#2F4088
accent
#5DEC3C
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF1
border
#D6D4CB
text
#171309
muted
#85837D