#DBC36E#DBC36E
#DBC36E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.109 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 60%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 49.8%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.17, -2.46, 45.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.17, 45.57, 93.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.96% -0.0076 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.96% 0.109 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5447, 55.2182, 22.6919) |
| Luminance | 0.5522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.75
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.60
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.78
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.04
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.58
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC36E #6E86DB
analogous
#DB8D6E #DBC36E #BDDB6E
triadic
#DBC36E #6EDBC3 #C36EDB
tetradic
#DBC36E #6EDB8D #6E86DB #DB6EBD
square
#DBC36E #6EDB8D #6E86DB #DB6EBD
split-complementary
#DBC36E #6EBDDB #8D6EDB
monochromatic
#A68A29 #CFAF3D #DBC36E #E7D79F #F3ECD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DBC36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.04
#DBC36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC36E
12.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC36E | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.04 | 12.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C067
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C771
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.109 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d499',
500: '#dbc36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc36e; $custom-light: #e8d499; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.789,
"s": 60.221,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81961,
"c": 0.10885,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.55216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC36E
secondary
#455BA9
accent
#43C81E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F