#DBC75E#DBC75E
#DBC75E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 82.6% C 0.127 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC75E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 199, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 63%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 57.1%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.02, -5.84, 54.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.02, 54.47, 96.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.58% -0.0192 0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.58% 0.127 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.6592, 56.7172, 18.8139) |
| Luminance | 0.5672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.62
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.98
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.39
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.47
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.53
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC75E #5E72DB
analogous
#DB895E #DBC75E #B1DB5E
triadic
#DBC75E #5EDBC7 #C75EDB
tetradic
#DBC75E #5EDB89 #5E72DB #DB5EB1
square
#DBC75E #5EDB89 #5E72DB #DB5EB1
split-complementary
#DBC75E #5EB1DB #895EDB
monochromatic
#9C8823 #CEB42E #DBC75E #E6D890 #F1EAC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#DBC75E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.34
#DBC75E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC75E
12.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC75E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC75E | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.34 | 12.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C253
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDCA63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EABAB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc75e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 199, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.6% 0.127 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d78f',
500: '#dbc75e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc75e; $custom-light: #e9d78f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc75e",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 199,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.4,
"s": 63.452,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82578,
"c": 0.12734,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.56715
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC75E
secondary
#3D4DA0
accent
#37CB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F