#DBBC56#DBBC56
#DBBC56 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.517; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.126 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBBC56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 188, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 65%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 60.7%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.10, -0.71, 54.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.10, 54.53, 90.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.24% -0.0054 0.1257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.24% 0.126 92.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8786, 51.7009, 16.2070) |
| Luminance | 0.5170 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.32
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.61
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.42
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.70
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.71
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBBC56 #5675DB
analogous
#DB7A56 #DBBC56 #B8DB56
triadic
#DBBC56 #56DBBC #BC56DB
tetradic
#DBBC56 #56DB7A #5675DB #DB56B8
square
#DBBC56 #56DB7A #5675DB #DB56B8
split-complementary
#DBBC56 #56B8DB #7A56DB
monochromatic
#977B20 #C9A42B #DBBC56 #E6D088 #F0E4BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#DBBC56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.34
#DBBC56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBBC56
11.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBBC56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBBC56 | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.34 | 11.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB94B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C25A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBAFA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbbc56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 188, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.126 92.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cf89',
500: '#dbbc56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbbc56; $custom-light: #e9cf89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbbc56",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 188,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.015,
"s": 64.878,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80244,
"c": 0.12581,
"h": 92.4
},
"luminance": 0.51698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBBC56
secondary
#3A519B
accent
#67E840
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17130C
muted
#85837F