#DBC65C#DBC65C
#DBC65C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.128 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC65C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 198, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 64%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 58%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.74, -5.47, 54.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.74, 55.03, 95.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.35% -0.0184 0.1269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.35% 0.128 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3412, 56.2231, 18.2709) |
| Luminance | 0.5622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.71
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.18
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.25
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.42
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.69
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC65C #5C71DB
analogous
#DB865C #DBC65C #B0DB5C
triadic
#DBC65C #5CDBC6 #C65CDB
tetradic
#DBC65C #5CDB86 #5C71DB #DB5CB0
square
#DBC65C #5CDB86 #5C71DB #DB5CB0
split-complementary
#DBC65C #5CB0DB #865CDB
monochromatic
#9A8722 #CDB22D #DBC65C #E6D88E #F1E9C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#DBC65C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.24
#DBC65C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC65C
12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC65C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC65C | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.24 | 12.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C151
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDC961
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc65c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 198, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.128 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d78e',
500: '#dbc65c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc65c; $custom-light: #e9d78e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc65c",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 198,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.079,
"s": 63.819,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8235,
"c": 0.12826,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.56221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC65C
secondary
#3D4D9F
accent
#37CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F