#DBC147#DBC147
#DBC147 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.141 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC147 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 193, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 68%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 67.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.26, -4.23, 62.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.26, 62.41, 93.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.12% -0.0172 0.1399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.12% 0.141 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4230, 53.6574, 13.7137) |
| Luminance | 0.5365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.09
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.31
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.64
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.82
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.87
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC147 #4761DB
analogous
#DB7747 #DBC147 #ABDB47
triadic
#DBC147 #47DBC1 #C147DB
tetradic
#DBC147 #47DB77 #4761DB #DB47AB
square
#DBC147 #47DB77 #4761DB #DB47AB
split-complementary
#DBC147 #47ABDB #7747DB
monochromatic
#8C781B #BFA425 #DBC147 #E5D27A #EFE3AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#DBC147 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.73
#DBC147 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC147
11.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC147 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC147 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.73 | 11.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BD37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC54E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECB3A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc147; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 193, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.141 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead380',
500: '#dbc147',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc147; $custom-light: #ead380; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc147",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 193,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.459,
"s": 67.273,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8112,
"c": 0.14098,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.53655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC147
secondary
#344592
accent
#5CEA3E
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E