#DBC46E#DBC46E
#DBC46E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.557; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.110 H 94.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 196, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 60%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 49.8%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.42, -2.98, 45.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.42, 45.91, 93.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.16% -0.0092 0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.16% 0.11 94.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7695, 55.6678, 22.7669) |
| Luminance | 0.5567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.62
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.35
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.15
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.38
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.46
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC46E #6E85DB
analogous
#DB8D6E #DBC46E #BCDB6E
triadic
#DBC46E #6EDBC4 #C46EDB
tetradic
#DBC46E #6EDB8D #6E85DB #DB6EBC
square
#DBC46E #6EDB8D #6E85DB #DB6EBC
split-complementary
#DBC46E #6EBCDB #8D6EDB
monochromatic
#A68B29 #CFB03D #DBC46E #E7D89F #F3ECD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#DBC46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.13
#DBC46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC46E
12.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC46E | 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)
#D4C167
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC871
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 196, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.110 94.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d599',
500: '#dbc46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc46e; $custom-light: #e8d599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 196,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.339,
"s": 60.221,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82164,
"c": 0.10965,
"h": 94.8
},
"luminance": 0.55666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC46E
secondary
#455AA9
accent
#42C81E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F