#DBC45F#DBC45F
#DBC45F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.124 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 196, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 63%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 56.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.25, -4.22, 52.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.25, 52.98, 94.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.97% -0.0144 0.1231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.97% 0.124 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0209, 55.3684, 18.8239) |
| Luminance | 0.5537 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.14
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.34
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.35
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.55
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.46
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC45F #5F76DB
analogous
#DB865F #DBC45F #B4DB5F
triadic
#DBC45F #5FDBC4 #C45FDB
tetradic
#DBC45F #5FDB86 #5F76DB #DB5FB4
square
#DBC45F #5FDB86 #5F76DB #DB5FB4
split-complementary
#DBC45F #5FB4DB #865FDB
monochromatic
#9C8623 #CEB12E #DBC45F #E6D691 #F1E9C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DBC45F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.07
#DBC45F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC45F
12.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC45F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC45F | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.07 | 12.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C055
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC864
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB7AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc45f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 196, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.124 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d58f',
500: '#dbc45f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc45f; $custom-light: #e9d58f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc45f",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 196,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.871,
"s": 63.265,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81973,
"c": 0.12395,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.55366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC45F
secondary
#3E50A0
accent
#3BCB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F