#DCBC4C#DCBC4C
#DCBC4C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.517; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.134 H 93.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCBC4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 188, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 65%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 65.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.11, -0.93, 58.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.11, 59.00, 90.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.24% -0.0072 0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.24% 0.134 93.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8053, 51.7065, 14.2457) |
| Luminance | 0.5170 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.35
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.60
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.60
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.24
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.31
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCBC4C #4C6CDC
analogous
#DC744C #DCBC4C #B4DC4C
triadic
#DCBC4C #4CDCBC #BC4CDC
tetradic
#DCBC4C #4CDC74 #4C6CDC #DC4CB4
square
#DCBC4C #4CDC74 #4C6CDC #DC4CB4
split-complementary
#DCBC4C #4CB4DC #744CDC
monochromatic
#91771C #C4A126 #DCBC4C #E6CF7F #F0E2B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#DCBC4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.34
#DCBC4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCBC4C
11.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCBC4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCBC4C | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.34 | 11.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFB93F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C251
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDAEA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcbc4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 188, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.134 93.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eacf83',
500: '#dcbc4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcbc4c; $custom-light: #eacf83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcbc4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 188,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 67.29,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80239,
"c": 0.13396,
"h": 93.1
},
"luminance": 0.51704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCBC4C
secondary
#364B96
accent
#64EA3E
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E