#DBC15F#DBC15F
#DBC15F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.122 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC15F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 193, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 63%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 56.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.48, -2.66, 51.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.48, 51.99, 92.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.36% -0.0099 0.1212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.36% 0.122 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3509, 54.0285, 18.6006) |
| Luminance | 0.5403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.16
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.50
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.83
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.90
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.96
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC15F #5F79DB
analogous
#DB835F #DBC15F #B7DB5F
triadic
#DBC15F #5FDBC1 #C15FDB
tetradic
#DBC15F #5FDB83 #5F79DB #DB5FB7
square
#DBC15F #5FDB83 #5F79DB #DB5FB7
split-complementary
#DBC15F #5FB7DB #835FDB
monochromatic
#9C8323 #CEAD2E #DBC15F #E6D491 #F1E8C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#DBC15F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.81
#DBC15F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC15F
11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC15F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC15F | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.81 | 11.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BD56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C663
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc15f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 193, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.122 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d38f',
500: '#dbc15f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc15f; $custom-light: #e9d38f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc15f",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 193,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.419,
"s": 63.265,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81361,
"c": 0.12159,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.54026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC15F
secondary
#3E53A0
accent
#3FCB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F