#DBC36C#DBC36C
#DBC36C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.111 H 94.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 61%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 51%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 50.7%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.14, -2.64, 46.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.14, 46.53, 93.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.93% -0.0084 0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.93% 0.111 94.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4371, 55.1752, 22.1249) |
| Luminance | 0.5517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.84
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.54
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.97
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.12
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.41
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC36C #6C84DB
analogous
#DB8C6C #DBC36C #BCDB6C
triadic
#DBC36C #6CDBC3 #C36CDB
tetradic
#DBC36C #6CDB8C #6C84DB #DB6CBC
square
#DBC36C #6CDB8C #6C84DB #DB6CBC
split-complementary
#DBC36C #6CBCDB #8C6CDB
monochromatic
#A48A28 #CFAF3B #DBC36C #E7D79D #F3EBCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DBC36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.03
#DBC36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC36C
12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC36C | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.03 | 12.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C064
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C76F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.111 94.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d498',
500: '#dbc36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc36c; $custom-light: #e8d498; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.027,
"s": 60.656,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81933,
"c": 0.11084,
"h": 94.3
},
"luminance": 0.55173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC36C
secondary
#4459A8
accent
#42C81D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F