#DBC053#DBC053
#DBC053 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.131 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC053 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 192, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 65%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 62%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 62.1%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.10, -2.99, 56.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.10, 57.07, 93.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.03% -0.0123 0.1306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.03% 0.131 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6266, 53.3863, 15.8725) |
| Luminance | 0.5338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.46
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.81
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.31
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.53
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC053 #536EDB
analogous
#DB7C53 #DBC053 #B2DB53
triadic
#DBC053 #53DBC0 #C053DB
tetradic
#DBC053 #53DB7C #536EDB #DB53B2
square
#DBC053 #53DB7C #536EDB #DB53B2
split-complementary
#DBC053 #53B2DB #7C53DB
monochromatic
#957D1F #C7A82A #DBC053 #E6D386 #F0E5B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#DBC053 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.68
#DBC053 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC053
11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC053 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC053 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.68 | 11.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BC47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C558
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB2A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc053; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 192, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.131 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d288',
500: '#dbc053',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc053; $custom-light: #e9d288; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc053",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 192,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.088,
"s": 65.385,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81026,
"c": 0.13113,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.53384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC053
secondary
#394C99
accent
#61E83F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF3
border
#D6D4CD
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F