#DBC46B#DBC46B
#DBC46B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.113 H 95.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC46B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 196, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 61%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 51%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 51.1%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.39, -3.24, 47.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.39, 47.35, 93.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.12% -0.0102 0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.12% 0.113 95.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.6089, 55.6036, 21.9212) |
| Luminance | 0.5560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.82
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.27
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.21
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.25
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.44
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC46B #6B82DB
analogous
#DB8C6B #DBC46B #BADB6B
triadic
#DBC46B #6BDBC4 #C46BDB
tetradic
#DBC46B #6BDB8C #6B82DB #DB6BBA
square
#DBC46B #6BDB8C #6B82DB #DB6BBA
split-complementary
#DBC46B #6BBADB #8C6BDB
monochromatic
#A48A28 #CFB03A #DBC46B #E7D89C #F3EBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#DBC46B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#DBC46B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC46B
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC46B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC46B | 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)
#D4C063
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC86F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB8AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc46b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 196, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.113 95.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d597',
500: '#dbc46b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc46b; $custom-light: #e8d597; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc46b",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 196,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.679,
"s": 60.87,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82124,
"c": 0.11264,
"h": 95.2
},
"luminance": 0.55601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC46B
secondary
#4358A7
accent
#40C91D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F