#DBC361#DBC361
#DBC361 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.121 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC361 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 63%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 56%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 55.7%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -3.55, 51.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 51.72, 93.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.79% -0.0122 0.1207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.79% 0.121 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8881, 54.9556, 19.2340) |
| Luminance | 0.5495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.87
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.49
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.70
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.45
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC361 #6179DB
analogous
#DB8661 #DBC361 #B6DB61
triadic
#DBC361 #61DBC3 #C361DB
tetradic
#DBC361 #61DB86 #6179DB #DB61B6
square
#DBC361 #61DB86 #6179DB #DB61B6
split-complementary
#DBC361 #61B6DB #8661DB
monochromatic
#9E8624 #D0B02F #DBC361 #E6D693 #F2E9C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DBC361 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#DBC361 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC361
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC361 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC361 | 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)
#D4BF58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC765
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc361; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.121 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d491',
500: '#dbc361',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc361; $custom-light: #e9d491; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc361",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.197,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81793,
"c": 0.12133,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.54953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC361
secondary
#3F52A1
accent
#3DCB1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F