#DBC46A#DBC46A
#DBC46A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.114 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC46A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 196, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 61%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 52%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 51.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.38, -3.33, 47.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.38, 47.83, 93.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.11% -0.0106 0.1131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.11% 0.114 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5566, 55.5827, 21.6457) |
| Luminance | 0.5558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.91
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.25
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.14
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.15
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.44
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC46A #6A81DB
analogous
#DB8B6A #DBC46A #B9DB6A
triadic
#DBC46A #6ADBC4 #C46ADB
tetradic
#DBC46A #6ADB8B #6A81DB #DB6AB9
square
#DBC46A #6ADB8B #6A81DB #DB6AB9
split-complementary
#DBC46A #6AB9DB #8B6ADB
monochromatic
#A38A27 #CFB039 #DBC46A #E7D89B #F3EBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#DBC46A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#DBC46A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC46A
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC46A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC46A | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.12 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4C062
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC86E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB8AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc46a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 196, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.114 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d597',
500: '#dbc46a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc46a; $custom-light: #e8d597; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc46a",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 196,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.788,
"s": 61.081,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8211,
"c": 0.11362,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.55581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC46A
secondary
#4357A6
accent
#40C91D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F