#DBC95F#DBC95F
#DBC95F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.128 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC95F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 201, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 63%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 56.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.55, -6.79, 54.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.55, 54.72, 97.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83% -0.0218 0.1263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83% 0.128 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1675, 57.6617, 19.2062) |
| Luminance | 0.5766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.88
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.78
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.09
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.58
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.62
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC95F #5F71DB
analogous
#DB8B5F #DBC95F #AFDB5F
triadic
#DBC95F #5FDBC9 #C95FDB
tetradic
#DBC95F #5FDB8B #5F71DB #DB5FAF
square
#DBC95F #5FDB8B #5F71DB #DB5FAF
split-complementary
#DBC95F #5FAFDB #8B5FDB
monochromatic
#9C8B23 #CEB72E #DBC95F #E6DA91 #F1EBC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#DBC95F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.53
#DBC95F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC95F
12.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC95F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC95F | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.53 | 12.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC454
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCB64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EABCB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc95f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 201, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.128 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d990',
500: '#dbc95f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc95f; $custom-light: #e9d990; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc95f",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 201,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.29,
"s": 63.265,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83001,
"c": 0.12818,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.5766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC95F
secondary
#3E4CA0
accent
#34CB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F