#DBBC5B#DBBC5B
#DBBC5B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.518; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.122 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBBC5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 188, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 64%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 58.4%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.15, -0.36, 52.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.15, 52.27, 90.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.3% -0.0037 0.1215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.3% 0.122 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0871, 51.7843, 17.3053) |
| Luminance | 0.5178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.25
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.85
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.98
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.63
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.00
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBBC5B #5B7ADB
analogous
#DB7C5B #DBBC5B #BADB5B
triadic
#DBBC5B #5BDBBC #BC5BDB
tetradic
#DBBC5B #5BDB7C #5B7ADB #DB5BBA
square
#DBBC5B #5BDB7C #5B7ADB #DB5BBA
split-complementary
#DBBC5B #5BBADB #7C5BDB
monochromatic
#9A7D22 #CCA52D #DBBC5B #E6D18D #F1E5BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#DBBC5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.36
#DBBC5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBBC5B
11.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBBC5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBBC5B | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.36 | 11.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB951
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C25F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBAFA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbbc5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 188, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.122 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cf8c',
500: '#dbbc5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbbc5b; $custom-light: #e9cf8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbbc5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 188,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.469,
"s": 64,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80299,
"c": 0.12154,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.51782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBBC5B
secondary
#3C549E
accent
#45CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16130C
muted
#85837F