#DBC54A#DBC54A
#DBC54A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.142 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC54A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 197, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 66.2%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.32, -6.12, 62.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.32, 62.44, 95.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.97% -0.0223 0.1401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.97% 0.142 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4179, 55.4893, 14.5320) |
| Luminance | 0.5549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.17
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.56
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.92
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.23
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.27
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC54A #4A60DB
analogous
#DB7D4A #DBC54A #A8DB4A
triadic
#DBC54A #4ADBC5 #C54ADB
tetradic
#DBC54A #4ADB7D #4A60DB #DB4AA8
square
#DBC54A #4ADB7D #4A60DB #DB4AA8
split-complementary
#DBC54A #4AA8DB #7D4ADB
monochromatic
#8E7D1C #C1AA26 #DBC54A #E5D57D #EFE6B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DBC54A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.10
#DBC54A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC54A
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC54A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC54A | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.10 | 12.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C03A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDC851
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB7AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc54a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 197, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.142 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead683',
500: '#dbc54a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc54a; $custom-light: #ead683; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc54a",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 197,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.897,
"s": 66.82,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81967,
"c": 0.1419,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.55487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC54A
secondary
#364494
accent
#58EA3E
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E