#DCBB3E#DCBB3E
#DCBB3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.143 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCBB3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 187, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 69%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 72%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 71.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.74, -1.15, 64.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.74, 64.33, 91.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.92% -0.0095 0.1427) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.92% 0.143 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1576, 51.1068, 11.8845) |
| Luminance | 0.5110 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.38
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.26
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.31
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.16
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.70
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCBB3E #3E5FDC
analogous
#DC6C3E #DCBB3E #AEDC3E
triadic
#DCBB3E #3EDCBB #BB3EDC
tetradic
#DCBB3E #3EDC6C #3E5FDC #DC3EAE
square
#DCBB3E #3EDC6C #3E5FDC #DC3EAE
split-complementary
#DCBB3E #3EAEDC #6C3EDC
monochromatic
#877019 #BB9B22 #DCBB3E #E5CD72 #EFE0A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#DCBB3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.22
#DCBB3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCBB3E
11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCBB3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCBB3E | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFB82B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C245
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEACA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcbb3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 187, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.143 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebcf7b',
500: '#dcbb3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcbb3e; $custom-light: #ebcf7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcbb3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 187,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.468,
"s": 69.298,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7992,
"c": 0.14297,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.51104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCBB3E
secondary
#31448D
accent
#61EC3C
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFAF2
border
#D6D3CC
text
#17130A
muted
#85837D