#DBC050#DBC050
#DBC050 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.533; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.134 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC050 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 192, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 63.5%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.08, -3.19, 58.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.08, 58.36, 93.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81% -0.0132 0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.134 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5133, 53.3410, 15.2757) |
| Luminance | 0.5334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.65
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.78
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.00
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.18
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC050 #506BDB
analogous
#DB7A50 #DBC050 #B0DB50
triadic
#DBC050 #50DBC0 #C050DB
tetradic
#DBC050 #50DB7A #506BDB #DB50B0
square
#DBC050 #50DB7A #506BDB #DB50B0
split-complementary
#DBC050 #50B0DB #7A50DB
monochromatic
#927C1E #C5A729 #DBC050 #E5D283 #F0E5B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#DBC050 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.67
#DBC050 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC050
11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC050 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC050 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.67 | 11.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BC43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C556
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB2A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc050; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 192, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.134 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d286',
500: '#dbc050',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc050; $custom-light: #e9d286; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc050",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 192,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.345,
"s": 65.877,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80996,
"c": 0.13352,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.53339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC050
secondary
#384A97
accent
#60E93F
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E