#DBC14F#DBC14F
#DBC14F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.538; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.135 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC14F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 193, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 66%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 64%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 63.9%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.33, -3.77, 58.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.33, 59.10, 93.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.19% -0.015 0.1342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.19% 0.135 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6969, 53.7669, 15.1560) |
| Luminance | 0.5376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.85
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.87
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.88
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.98
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC14F #4F69DB
analogous
#DB7B4F #DBC14F #AFDB4F
triadic
#DBC14F #4FDBC1 #C14FDB
tetradic
#DBC14F #4FDB7B #4F69DB #DB4FAF
square
#DBC14F #4FDB7B #4F69DB #DB4FAF
split-complementary
#DBC14F #4FAFDB #7B4FDB
monochromatic
#927C1E #C5A828 #DBC14F #E5D382 #F0E5B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#DBC14F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.75
#DBC14F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC14F
11.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC14F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC14F | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.75 | 11.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BD42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC555
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc14f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 193, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.135 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d385',
500: '#dbc14f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc14f; $custom-light: #e9d385; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc14f",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 193,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.857,
"s": 66.038,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81191,
"c": 0.13504,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.53765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC14F
secondary
#374997
accent
#5EE93F
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E