#DBC35A#DBC35A
#DBC35A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.548; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.128 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC35A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 64%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 58.9%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.94, -4.07, 54.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.94, 54.92, 94.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.71% -0.0146 0.1267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.71% 0.128 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5760, 54.8308, 17.5902) |
| Luminance | 0.5483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.69
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.11
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.47
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.69
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.97
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC35A #5A72DB
analogous
#DB825A #DBC35A #B2DB5A
triadic
#DBC35A #5ADBC3 #C35ADB
tetradic
#DBC35A #5ADB82 #5A72DB #DB5AB2
square
#DBC35A #5ADB82 #5A72DB #DB5AB2
split-complementary
#DBC35A #5AB2DB #825ADB
monochromatic
#998321 #CBAE2C #DBC35A #E6D58C #F1E8BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#DBC35A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.97
#DBC35A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC35A
11.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC35A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC35A | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.97 | 11.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BF4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC75F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB6AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc35a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.128 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d48c',
500: '#dbc35a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc35a; $custom-light: #e9d48c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc35a",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.837,
"s": 64.179,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81712,
"c": 0.12756,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.54828
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC35A
secondary
#3C4E9D
accent
#3BCC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F