#DBC25B#DBC25B
#DBC25B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.126 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC25B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 194, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 64%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 58.4%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.70, -3.48, 54.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.70, 54.14, 93.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.52% -0.0127 0.1253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.52% 0.126 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3956, 54.4013, 17.7415) |
| Luminance | 0.5440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.55
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.19
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.57
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.79
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.84
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC25B #5B74DB
analogous
#DB825B #DBC25B #B4DB5B
triadic
#DBC25B #5BDBC2 #C25BDB
tetradic
#DBC25B #5BDB82 #5B74DB #DB5BB4
square
#DBC25B #5BDB82 #5B74DB #DB5BB4
split-complementary
#DBC25B #5BB4DB #825BDB
monochromatic
#9A8222 #CCAD2D #DBC25B #E6D58D #F1E7BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#DBC25B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.88
#DBC25B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC25B
11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC25B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC25B | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.88 | 11.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BE51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC660
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc25b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 194, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.126 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d48d',
500: '#dbc25b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc25b; $custom-light: #e9d48d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc25b",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 194,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.281,
"s": 64,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81519,
"c": 0.12591,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.54399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC25B
secondary
#3C4F9E
accent
#3CCC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F