#DBC24F#DBC24F
#DBC24F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.542; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.136 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC24F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 194, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 66%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 64%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 63.9%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.58, -4.28, 59.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.58, 59.41, 94.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.4% -0.0165 0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.4% 0.136 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9187, 54.2105, 15.2299) |
| Luminance | 0.5421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.81
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.83
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.09
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.17
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC24F #4F68DB
analogous
#DB7C4F #DBC24F #AEDB4F
triadic
#DBC24F #4FDBC2 #C24FDB
tetradic
#DBC24F #4FDB7C #4F68DB #DB4FAE
square
#DBC24F #4FDB7C #4F68DB #DB4FAE
split-complementary
#DBC24F #4FAEDB #7C4FDB
monochromatic
#927D1E #C5A928 #DBC24F #E5D482 #F0E5B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#DBC24F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.84
#DBC24F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC24F
11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC24F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC24F | 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)
#D4BE41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC655
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB4AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc24f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 194, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.136 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d485',
500: '#dbc24f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc24f; $custom-light: #e9d485; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc24f",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 194,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.286,
"s": 66.038,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81396,
"c": 0.1358,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.54208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC24F
secondary
#374897
accent
#5DE93F
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E