#DBC24E#DBC24E
#DBC24E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.542; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.137 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC24E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 194, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 66%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 64%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 64.4%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.58, -4.34, 59.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.58, 59.84, 94.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.39% -0.0168 0.1355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.39% 0.137 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8826, 54.1961, 15.0397) |
| Luminance | 0.5419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.71
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.82
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.99
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.01
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.13
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC24E #4E67DB
analogous
#DB7B4E #DBC24E #ADDB4E
triadic
#DBC24E #4EDBC2 #C24EDB
tetradic
#DBC24E #4EDB7B #4E67DB #DB4EAD
square
#DBC24E #4EDB7B #4E67DB #DB4EAD
split-complementary
#DBC24E #4EADDB #7B4EDB
monochromatic
#917D1E #C4A828 #DBC24E #E5D481 #F0E5B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#DBC24E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.84
#DBC24E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC24E
11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC24E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC24E | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.84 | 11.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BE40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC654
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB4AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc24e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 194, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.137 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d485',
500: '#dbc24e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc24e; $custom-light: #e9d485; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc24e",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 194,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.362,
"s": 66.197,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81386,
"c": 0.13657,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.54194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC24E
secondary
#374896
accent
#5DE93F
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E