#DBC558#DBC558
#DBC558 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.557; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.131 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC558 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 197, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 65%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 60%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 59.8%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.44, -5.24, 56.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.44, 56.48, 95.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.1% -0.0182 0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.1% 0.131 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9432, 55.6994, 17.2983) |
| Luminance | 0.5570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.06
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.06
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.36
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.49
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.64
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC558 #586EDB
analogous
#DB8458 #DBC558 #AFDB58
triadic
#DBC558 #58DBC5 #C558DB
tetradic
#DBC558 #58DB84 #586EDB #DB58AF
square
#DBC558 #58DB84 #586EDB #DB58AF
split-complementary
#DBC558 #58AFDB #8458DB
monochromatic
#988421 #CAB02C #DBC558 #E6D68A #F1E8BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#DBC558 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.14
#DBC558 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC558
12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC558 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC558 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.14 | 12.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C04C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC85D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB8AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc558; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 197, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.131 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d68b',
500: '#dbc558',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc558; $custom-light: #e9d68b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc558",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 197,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.924,
"s": 64.532,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82101,
"c": 0.13088,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.55697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC558
secondary
#3B4B9C
accent
#37CC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F