#DBCE5B#DBCE5B
#DBCE5B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.136 H 102.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBCE5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 206, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 64%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 58.4%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.82, -9.63, 57.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.82, 58.34, 99.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.99% -0.0304 0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.99% 0.136 102.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1749, 59.9600, 18.6679) |
| Luminance | 0.5996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.96
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.09
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.49
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.76
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.99
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBCE5B #5B68DB
analogous
#DB8E5B #DBCE5B #A8DB5B
triadic
#DBCE5B #5BDBCE #CE5BDB
tetradic
#DBCE5B #5BDB8E #5B68DB #DB5BA8
square
#DBCE5B #5BDB8E #5B68DB #DB5BA8
split-complementary
#DBCE5B #5BA8DB #8E5BDB
monochromatic
#9A8E22 #CCBC2D #DBCE5B #E6DD8D #F1ECBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#DBCE5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#DBCE5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBCE5B
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBCE5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBCE5B | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC84F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CE61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAC1B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbce5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 206, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.136 102.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9dc8d',
500: '#dbce5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbce5b; $custom-light: #e9dc8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbce5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 206,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.906,
"s": 64,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83993,
"c": 0.13621,
"h": 102.9
},
"luminance": 0.59958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBCE5B
secondary
#3C469E
accent
#2CCC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#16150C
muted
#85847F