#DBC86F#DBC86F
#DBC86F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.112 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC86F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 200, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 60%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 49%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 49.3%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.47, -4.95, 46.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.47, 46.86, 96.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83% -0.0148 0.1111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83% 0.112 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7386, 57.5183, 23.3600) |
| Luminance | 0.5752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.91
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.58
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.14
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.30
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.50
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC86F #6F82DB
analogous
#DB926F #DBC86F #B8DB6F
triadic
#DBC86F #6FDBC8 #C86FDB
tetradic
#DBC86F #6FDB92 #6F82DB #DB6FB8
square
#DBC86F #6FDB92 #6F82DB #DB6FB8
split-complementary
#DBC86F #6FB8DB #926FDB
monochromatic
#A6902A #CFB53E #DBC86F #E7DBA0 #F3EDD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#DBC86F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.50
#DBC86F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC86F
12.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC86F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC86F | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C467
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDCB73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9BCB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc86f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 200, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.112 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d89a',
500: '#dbc86f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc86f; $custom-light: #e8d89a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc86f",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 200,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.444,
"s": 60,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82996,
"c": 0.11206,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.57516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC86F
secondary
#4557A9
accent
#3CC81E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F