#DBC275#DBC275
#DBC275 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.101 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC275 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 194, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 59%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 47%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 46.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.00, -1.29, 41.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.00, 41.83, 91.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.86% -0.0035 0.1009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.86% 0.101 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7177, 54.9301, 24.7045) |
| Luminance | 0.5493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.25
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.78
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.58
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.30
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.32
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC275 #758EDB
analogous
#DB8F75 #DBC275 #C1DB75
triadic
#DBC275 #75DBC2 #C275DB
tetradic
#DBC275 #75DB8F #758EDB #DB75C1
square
#DBC275 #75DB8F #758EDB #DB75C1
split-complementary
#DBC275 #75C1DB #8F75DB
monochromatic
#A98B2C #CEAD44 #DBC275 #E8D7A6 #F4EDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DBC275 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#DBC275 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC275
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC275 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC275 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BF6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C778
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9B7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc275; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 194, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.101 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d49e',
500: '#dbc275',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc275; $custom-light: #e8d49e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc275",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 194,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.294,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8186,
"c": 0.10091,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.54928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC275
secondary
#4861AC
accent
#48C61F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#84837F