#DBCD9C#DBCD9C
#DBCD9C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.611; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.066 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBCD9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 205, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 28.8%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.45, -2.57, 26.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.45, 26.34, 95.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.78% -0.0047 0.0661) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.78% 0.066 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0459, 61.1244, 40.2392) |
| Luminance | 0.6112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.10
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.72
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.95
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 6.89
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.92
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBCD9C #9CAADB
analogous
#DBAD9C #DBCD9C #C9DB9C
triadic
#DBCD9C #9CDBCD #CD9CDB
tetradic
#DBCD9C #9CDBAD #9CAADB #DB9CC9
square
#DBCD9C #9CDBAD #9CAADB #DB9CC9
split-complementary
#DBCD9C #9CC9DB #AD9CDB
monochromatic
#B99F43 #CBB66F #DBCD9C #EBE4C9 #F7F4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#DBCD9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.22
#DBCD9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBCD9C
13.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBCD9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBCD9C | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.22 | 13.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7CB99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBCF9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5C6C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbcd9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 205, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.066 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7dcb9',
500: '#dbcd9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbcd9c; $custom-light: #e7dcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbcd9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 205,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8478,
"c": 0.06624,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.61123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBCD9C
secondary
#6979B3
accent
#4BBA2C
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#161511
muted
#848481