#DBC873#DBC873
#DBC873 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.576; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.108 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC873 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 200, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 59%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 47%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 47.5%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.52, -4.59, 44.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.52, 44.93, 95.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.05% -0.0133 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.05% 0.108 97.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9637, 57.6084, 24.5460) |
| Luminance | 0.5761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.66
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.71
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.18
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.37
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.63
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC873 #7386DB
analogous
#DB9473 #DBC873 #BADB73
triadic
#DBC873 #73DBC8 #C873DB
tetradic
#DBC873 #73DB94 #7386DB #DB73BA
square
#DBC873 #73DB94 #7386DB #DB73BA
split-complementary
#DBC873 #73BADB #9473DB
monochromatic
#A8912B #CEB542 #DBC873 #E8DBA4 #F4EED4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#DBC873 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.52
#DBC873 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC873
12.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC873 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC873 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.52 | 12.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C46C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCCB76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9BDB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc873; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 200, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.108 97.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d89d',
500: '#dbc873',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc873; $custom-light: #e8d89d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc873",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 200,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.038,
"s": 59.091,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83052,
"c": 0.10798,
"h": 97.1
},
"luminance": 0.57606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC873
secondary
#4759AB
accent
#3DC71F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#84837F