#DCBB55#DCBB55
#DCBB55 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.514; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.126 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCBB55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 187, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 61.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.93, 0.16, 54.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.93, 54.82, 89.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.13% -0.003 0.1262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.13% 0.126 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9275, 51.4148, 15.9395) |
| Luminance | 0.5141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.05
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.94
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.24
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.53
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.79
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCBB55 #5576DC
analogous
#DC7755 #DCBB55 #BADC55
triadic
#DCBB55 #55DCBB #BB55DC
tetradic
#DCBB55 #55DC77 #5576DC #DC55BA
square
#DCBB55 #55DC77 #5576DC #DC55BA
split-complementary
#DCBB55 #55BADC #7755DC
monochromatic
#977A1F #CAA32A #DCBB55 #E6CF88 #F1E4BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#DCBB55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.28
#DCBB55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCBB55
11.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCBB55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCBB55 | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.28 | 11.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB84A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C259
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcbb55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 187, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.126 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eacf89',
500: '#dcbb55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcbb55; $custom-light: #eacf89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcbb55",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 187,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.333,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80127,
"c": 0.12621,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.51412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCBB55
secondary
#39519C
accent
#69E93F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17130C
muted
#85837F