#DBC35D#DBC35D
#DBC35D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.125 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC35D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 64%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 57.5%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.97, -3.85, 53.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.97, 53.56, 94.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.75% -0.0136 0.1242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.75% 0.125 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7063, 54.8829, 18.2764) |
| Luminance | 0.5488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.34
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.25
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.55
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.59
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.16
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC35D #5D75DB
analogous
#DB845D #DBC35D #B4DB5D
triadic
#DBC35D #5DDBC3 #C35DDB
tetradic
#DBC35D #5DDB84 #5D75DB #DB5DB4
square
#DBC35D #5DDB84 #5D75DB #DB5DB4
split-complementary
#DBC35D #5DB4DB #845DDB
monochromatic
#9B8422 #CDAF2E #DBC35D #E6D68F #F1E8C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DBC35D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.98
#DBC35D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC35D
11.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC35D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC35D | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.98 | 11.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BF53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC762
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB6AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc35d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.125 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d48e',
500: '#dbc35d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc35d; $custom-light: #e9d48e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc35d",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.571,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81746,
"c": 0.12494,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.54881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC35D
secondary
#3D509F
accent
#3CCB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F