#DBC452#DBC452
#DBC452 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.135 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC452 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 196, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 62.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.13, -5.13, 58.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.13, 58.77, 95.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.84% -0.0185 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.84% 0.135 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4785, 55.1514, 15.9674) |
| Luminance | 0.5515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.66
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.89
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.00
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.36
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.52
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC452 #5269DB
analogous
#DB8052 #DBC452 #AEDB52
triadic
#DBC452 #52DBC4 #C452DB
tetradic
#DBC452 #52DB80 #5269DB #DB52AE
square
#DBC452 #52DB80 #5269DB #DB52AE
split-complementary
#DBC452 #52AEDB #8052DB
monochromatic
#94801F #C6AC29 #DBC452 #E6D585 #F0E7B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DBC452 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.03
#DBC452 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC452
12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC452 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC452 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.03 | 12.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 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)
#D6BF45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC758
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB7AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc452; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 196, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.135 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d587',
500: '#dbc452',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc452; $custom-light: #e9d587; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc452",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 196,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.927,
"s": 65.55,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81835,
"c": 0.13501,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.55149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC452
secondary
#394999
accent
#5CE93F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF3
border
#D6D4CD
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F