#DBC349#DBC349
#DBC349 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.546; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.141 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC349 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 66.7%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.80, -5.15, 62.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.80, 62.22, 94.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.55% -0.0196 0.1397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.55% 0.141 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9334, 54.5737, 14.2057) |
| Luminance | 0.5457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.12
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.76
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.77
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.82
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.26
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC349 #4961DB
analogous
#DB7A49 #DBC349 #AADB49
triadic
#DBC349 #49DBC3 #C349DB
tetradic
#DBC349 #49DB7A #4961DB #DB49AA
square
#DBC349 #49DB7A #4961DB #DB49AA
split-complementary
#DBC349 #49AADB #7A49DB
monochromatic
#8E7B1C #C1A726 #DBC349 #E5D47C #EFE5AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#DBC349 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.91
#DBC349 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC349
11.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC349 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC349 | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.91 | 11.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5BE39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC750
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECB5AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc349; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.141 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead482',
500: '#dbc349',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc349; $custom-light: #ead482; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc349",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.137,
"s": 66.972,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81547,
"c": 0.14105,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.54571
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC349
secondary
#354593
accent
#5AEA3E
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E