#DBC35E#DBC35E
#DBC35E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.124 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC35E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 63%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 57.1%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.98, -3.78, 52.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.98, 53.10, 94.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.76% -0.0132 0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.76% 0.124 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7509, 54.9007, 18.5112) |
| Luminance | 0.5490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.22
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.31
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.56
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.58
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.23
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC35E #5E76DB
analogous
#DB855E #DBC35E #B5DB5E
triadic
#DBC35E #5EDBC3 #C35EDB
tetradic
#DBC35E #5EDB85 #5E76DB #DB5EB5
square
#DBC35E #5EDB85 #5E76DB #DB5EB5
split-complementary
#DBC35E #5EB5DB #855EDB
monochromatic
#9C8523 #CEAF2E #DBC35E #E6D690 #F1E8C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DBC35E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.98
#DBC35E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC35E
11.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC35E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC35E | 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)
#D4BF54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC763
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB6AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc35e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.124 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d48f',
500: '#dbc35e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc35e; $custom-light: #e9d48f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc35e",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.48,
"s": 63.452,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81757,
"c": 0.12405,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.54898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC35E
secondary
#3D50A0
accent
#3CCB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F