#DBC36F#DBC36F
#DBC36F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.108 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC36F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 60%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 49%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 49.3%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.18, -2.37, 45.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.18, 45.09, 93.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.98% -0.0073 0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.98% 0.108 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5995, 55.2401, 22.9803) |
| Luminance | 0.5524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.73
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.65
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.68
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.01
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.63
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC36F #6F87DB
analogous
#DB8D6F #DBC36F #BDDB6F
triadic
#DBC36F #6FDBC3 #C36FDB
tetradic
#DBC36F #6FDB8D #6F87DB #DB6FBD
square
#DBC36F #6FDB8D #6F87DB #DB6FBD
split-complementary
#DBC36F #6FBDDB #8D6FDB
monochromatic
#A68A2A #CFAF3E #DBC36F #E7D7A0 #F3ECD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DBC36F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.05
#DBC36F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC36F
12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC36F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC36F | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.05 | 12.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C068
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C772
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc36f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.108 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d49a',
500: '#dbc36f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc36f; $custom-light: #e8d49a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc36f",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 60,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81975,
"c": 0.10785,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.55238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC36F
secondary
#455BA9
accent
#44C81E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F