#DCB845#DCB845
#DCB845 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.137 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB845 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 184, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 69%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 68.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, 0.77, 60.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 60.82, 89.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.37% -0.0032 0.1365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.37% 0.137 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7324, 49.9291, 12.7522) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.24
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.77
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.35
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.59
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.15
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB845 #4569DC
analogous
#DC6D45 #DCB845 #B5DC45
triadic
#DCB845 #45DCB8 #B845DC
tetradic
#DCB845 #45DC6D #4569DC #DC45B5
square
#DCB845 #45DC6D #4569DC #DC45B5
split-complementary
#DCB845 #45B5DC #6D45DC
monochromatic
#8C711A #C09B24 #DCB845 #E6CC79 #EFDFAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#DCB845 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#DCB845 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB845
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB845 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB845 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB536
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4C04B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEA9A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb845; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 184, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.137 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebcd7f',
500: '#dcb845',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb845; $custom-light: #ebcd7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb845",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 184,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.695,
"s": 68.326,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79369,
"c": 0.13651,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.49926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB845
secondary
#A0AEDD
accent
#66EB3D
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#17130A
muted
#85827C