#DCBC46#DCBC46
#DCBC46 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.516; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.138 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCBC46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 188, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 68%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 68.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.06, -1.27, 61.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.06, 61.48, 91.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.19% -0.0089 0.138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.19% 0.138 93.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6064, 51.6269, 13.1980) |
| Luminance | 0.5162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.97
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.97
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.06
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.74
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.12
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCBC46 #4666DC
analogous
#DC7146 #DCBC46 #B1DC46
triadic
#DCBC46 #46DCBC #BC46DC
tetradic
#DCBC46 #46DC71 #4666DC #DC46B1
square
#DCBC46 #46DC71 #4666DC #DC46B1
split-complementary
#DCBC46 #46B1DC #7146DC
monochromatic
#8D751B #C09F24 #DCBC46 #E6CF79 #EFE1AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#DCBC46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.32
#DCBC46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCBC46
11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCBC46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCBC46 | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.32 | 11.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFB936
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C24C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDAEA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcbc46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 188, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.138 93.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebcf80',
500: '#dcbc46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcbc46; $custom-light: #ebcf80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcbc46",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 188,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.2,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80186,
"c": 0.13831,
"h": 93.7
},
"luminance": 0.51624
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCBC46
secondary
#344892
accent
#62EB3D
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E