#DBC56B#DBC56B
#DBC56B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.561; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.113 H 95.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC56B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 197, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 61%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 51%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 51.1%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.65, -3.76, 47.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.65, 47.70, 94.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.33% -0.0117 0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.33% 0.113 95.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.8353, 56.0562, 21.9966) |
| Luminance | 0.5605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.83
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.05
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.13
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.20
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.33
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC56B #6B81DB
analogous
#DB8D6B #DBC56B #B9DB6B
triadic
#DBC56B #6BDBC5 #C56BDB
tetradic
#DBC56B #6BDB8D #6B81DB #DB6BB9
square
#DBC56B #6BDB8D #6B81DB #DB6BB9
split-complementary
#DBC56B #6BB9DB #8D6BDB
monochromatic
#A48B28 #CFB23A #DBC56B #E7D89C #F3ECCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#DBC56B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.21
#DBC56B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC56B
12.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC56B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC56B | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.21 | 12.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C163
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC96F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAB9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc56b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 197, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.113 95.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d697',
500: '#dbc56b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc56b; $custom-light: #e8d697; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc56b",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 197,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.214,
"s": 60.87,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82328,
"c": 0.11346,
"h": 95.9
},
"luminance": 0.56054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC56B
secondary
#4357A7
accent
#3FC91D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F