#DBC15E#DBC15E
#DBC15E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.122 H 94.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC15E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 193, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 63%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 57.1%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.47, -2.74, 52.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.47, 52.45, 93.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.35% -0.0103 0.1221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.35% 0.122 94.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3058, 54.0105, 18.3628) |
| Luminance | 0.5401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.26
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.43
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.79
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.81
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.98
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC15E #5E78DB
analogous
#DB835E #DBC15E #B7DB5E
triadic
#DBC15E #5EDBC1 #C15EDB
tetradic
#DBC15E #5EDB83 #5E78DB #DB5EB7
square
#DBC15E #5EDB83 #5E78DB #DB5EB7
split-complementary
#DBC15E #5EB7DB #835EDB
monochromatic
#9C8323 #CEAD2E #DBC15E #E6D490 #F1E8C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#DBC15E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.80
#DBC15E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC15E
11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC15E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC15E | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.80 | 11.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BD54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C662
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc15e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 193, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.122 94.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d38f',
500: '#dbc15e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc15e; $custom-light: #e9d38f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc15e",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 193,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.52,
"s": 63.452,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81349,
"c": 0.12249,
"h": 94.8
},
"luminance": 0.54008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC15E
secondary
#3D52A0
accent
#3FCB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F