#DBC24C#DBC24C
#DBC24C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.542; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.138 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC24C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 194, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 65%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 65.3%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.56, -4.46, 60.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.56, 60.67, 94.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.37% -0.0173 0.137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.37% 0.138 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8120, 54.1678, 14.6678) |
| Luminance | 0.5416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.49
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.80
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.84
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.07
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.20
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC24C #4C65DB
analogous
#DB7A4C #DBC24C #ADDB4C
triadic
#DBC24C #4CDBC2 #C24CDB
tetradic
#DBC24C #4CDB7A #4C65DB #DB4CAD
square
#DBC24C #4CDB7A #4C65DB #DB4CAD
split-complementary
#DBC24C #4CADDB #7A4CDB
monochromatic
#907C1D #C3A727 #DBC24C #E5D37F #EFE5B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#DBC24C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.83
#DBC24C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC24C
11.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC24C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC24C | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.83 | 11.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BE3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC652
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECB4A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc24c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 194, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.138 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead483',
500: '#dbc24c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc24c; $custom-light: #ead483; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc24c",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 194,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.51,
"s": 66.512,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81368,
"c": 0.13809,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.54165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC24C
secondary
#364795
accent
#5CE93E
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E