#DBC560#DBC560
#DBC560 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.558; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.124 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC560 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 197, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 63%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 56%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 56.2%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.52, -4.66, 52.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.52, 52.86, 95.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.19% -0.0156 0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.19% 0.124 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2929, 55.8393, 19.1403) |
| Luminance | 0.5584 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.16
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.40
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.54
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.22
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC560 #6076DB
analogous
#DB8860 #DBC560 #B4DB60
triadic
#DBC560 #60DBC5 #C560DB
tetradic
#DBC560 #60DB88 #6076DB #DB60B4
square
#DBC560 #60DB88 #6076DB #DB60B4
split-complementary
#DBC560 #60B4DB #8860DB
monochromatic
#9D8724 #CFB22F #DBC560 #E6D792 #F2E9C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#DBC560 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.17
#DBC560 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC560
12.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC560 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC560 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.17 | 12.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C156
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC865
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB8AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc560; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 197, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.124 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d690',
500: '#dbc560',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc560; $custom-light: #e9d690; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc560",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 197,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.268,
"s": 63.077,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8219,
"c": 0.12386,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.55837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC560
secondary
#3E50A1
accent
#3ACB1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F