#DBCD9E#DBCD9E
#DBCD9E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.612; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.064 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBCD9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 205, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 46%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 28%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 27.9%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.48, -2.31, 25.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.48, 25.32, 95.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.82% -0.0038 0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.82% 0.064 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2167, 61.1927, 41.1385) |
| Luminance | 0.6119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.23
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.76
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.88
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.98
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 7.08
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBCD9E #9EACDB
analogous
#DBAF9E #DBCD9E #CBDB9E
triadic
#DBCD9E #9EDBCD #CD9EDB
tetradic
#DBCD9E #9EDBAF #9EACDB #DB9ECB
square
#DBCD9E #9EDBAF #9EACDB #DB9ECB
split-complementary
#DBCD9E #9ECBDB #AF9EDB
monochromatic
#BA9F45 #CAB671 #DBCD9E #ECE4CB #F7F3E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#DBCD9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.24
#DBCD9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBCD9E
13.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBCD9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBCD9E | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.24 | 13.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7CB9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBCFA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5C6C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbcd9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 205, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.064 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7dcbb',
500: '#dbcd9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbcd9e; $custom-light: #e7dcbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbcd9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 205,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.23,
"s": 45.865,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84821,
"c": 0.06383,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.61191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBCD9E
secondary
#6B7BB3
accent
#4DB92C
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#161511
muted
#848481