#DBC362#DBC362
#DBC362 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.120 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC362 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 63%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 55%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 55.3%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.03, -3.47, 51.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.03, 51.26, 93.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.81% -0.0119 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.81% 0.12 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9351, 54.9744, 19.4811) |
| Luminance | 0.5497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.76
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.47
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.56
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.75
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.53
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC362 #627ADB
analogous
#DB8762 #DBC362 #B7DB62
triadic
#DBC362 #62DBC3 #C362DB
tetradic
#DBC362 #62DB87 #627ADB #DB62B7
square
#DBC362 #62DB87 #627ADB #DB62B7
split-complementary
#DBC362 #62B7DB #8762DB
monochromatic
#9E8624 #D0B030 #DBC362 #E6D694 #F2E9C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DBC362 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#DBC362 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC362
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC362 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC362 | 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)
#D4BF59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC766
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc362; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.120 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d491',
500: '#dbc362',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc362; $custom-light: #e9d491; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc362",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.099,
"s": 62.694,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81805,
"c": 0.12041,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.54972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC362
secondary
#3F53A2
accent
#3ECA1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F