#DBC442#DBC442
#DBC442 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.147 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC442 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 196, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 68%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 69.9%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.00, -6.04, 65.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.00, 65.28, 95.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.7% -0.0229 0.1448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.7% 0.147 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9390, 54.9357, 13.1264) |
| Luminance | 0.5493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.47
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.99
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.57
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.91
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.95
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC442 #4259DB
analogous
#DB7742 #DBC442 #A6DB42
triadic
#DBC442 #42DBC4 #C442DB
tetradic
#DBC442 #42DB77 #4259DB #DB42A6
square
#DBC442 #42DB77 #4259DB #DB42A6
split-complementary
#DBC442 #42A6DB #7742DB
monochromatic
#89781A #BCA524 #DBC442 #E5D475 #EFE4A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DBC442 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#DBC442 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC442
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC442 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC442 | 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)
#D7BF2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDC74A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECB6AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc442; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 196, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.147 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead57e',
500: '#dbc442',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc442; $custom-light: #ead57e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc442",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 196,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.98,
"s": 68,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81697,
"c": 0.14664,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.54933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC442
secondary
#33408F
accent
#57EB3D
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140A
muted
#85837D