#DBC46D#DBC46D
#DBC46D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.111 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC46D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 196, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 60%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 50.2%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.41, -3.07, 46.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.41, 46.40, 93.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.15% -0.0095 0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.15% 0.111 94.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7154, 55.6462, 22.4817) |
| Luminance | 0.5564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.68
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.32
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.24
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.37
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.42
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC46D #6D84DB
analogous
#DB8D6D #DBC46D #BBDB6D
triadic
#DBC46D #6DDBC4 #C46DDB
tetradic
#DBC46D #6DDB8D #6D84DB #DB6DBB
square
#DBC46D #6DDB8D #6D84DB #DB6DBB
split-complementary
#DBC46D #6DBBDB #8D6DDB
monochromatic
#A58B29 #CFB03C #DBC46D #E7D89E #F3ECCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#DBC46D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.13
#DBC46D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC46D
12.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC46D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC46D | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.13 | 12.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4C166
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC870
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc46d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 196, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.111 94.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d599',
500: '#dbc46d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc46d; $custom-light: #e8d599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc46d",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 196,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.455,
"s": 60.44,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82151,
"c": 0.11065,
"h": 94.9
},
"luminance": 0.55644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC46D
secondary
#4459A8
accent
#41C81D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F