#DBC54B#DBC54B
#DBC54B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.141 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC54B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 197, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 65.8%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.33, -6.07, 61.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.33, 62.03, 95.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.98% -0.022 0.1394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.98% 0.141 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4519, 55.5029, 14.7109) |
| Luminance | 0.5550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.27
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.66
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.91
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.29
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.35
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC54B #4B61DB
analogous
#DB7D4B #DBC54B #A9DB4B
triadic
#DBC54B #4BDBC5 #C54BDB
tetradic
#DBC54B #4BDB7D #4B61DB #DB4BA9
square
#DBC54B #4BDB7D #4B61DB #DB4BA9
split-complementary
#DBC54B #4BA9DB #7D4BDB
monochromatic
#8F7E1D #C2AA27 #DBC54B #E5D57E #EFE6B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DBC54B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.10
#DBC54B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC54B
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC54B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC54B | 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)
#D7C03B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDC852
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB7AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc54b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 197, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.141 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead683',
500: '#dbc54b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc54b; $custom-light: #ead683; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc54b",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 197,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.833,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81976,
"c": 0.14117,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.55501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC54B
secondary
#364494
accent
#58EA3E
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E