#DBC25E#DBC25E
#DBC25E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.545; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.123 H 95.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC25E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 194, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 63%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 57.1%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.73, -3.26, 52.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.73, 52.77, 93.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.55% -0.0118 0.1227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.55% 0.123 95.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5276, 54.4541, 18.4367) |
| Luminance | 0.5445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.22
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.35
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.67
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.76
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.01
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC25E #5E77DB
analogous
#DB845E #DBC25E #B6DB5E
triadic
#DBC25E #5EDBC2 #C25EDB
tetradic
#DBC25E #5EDB84 #5E77DB #DB5EB6
square
#DBC25E #5EDB84 #5E77DB #DB5EB6
split-complementary
#DBC25E #5EB6DB #845EDB
monochromatic
#9C8423 #CEAE2E #DBC25E #E6D590 #F1E8C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#DBC25E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.89
#DBC25E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC25E
11.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC25E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC25E | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.89 | 11.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BE54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC662
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB5AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc25e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 194, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.123 95.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d48f',
500: '#dbc25e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc25e; $custom-light: #e9d48f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc25e",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 194,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 63.452,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81553,
"c": 0.12326,
"h": 95.5
},
"luminance": 0.54452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC25E
secondary
#3D51A0
accent
#3ECB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F