#DCBC4D#DCBC4D
#DCBC4D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.517; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.133 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCBC4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 188, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 65%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 65%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.11, -0.87, 58.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.11, 58.58, 90.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.25% -0.007 0.133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.25% 0.133 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8403, 51.7205, 14.4303) |
| Luminance | 0.5172 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.42
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.69
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.72
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.27
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.40
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCBC4D #4D6DDC
analogous
#DC744D #DCBC4D #B5DC4D
triadic
#DCBC4D #4DDCBC #BC4DDC
tetradic
#DCBC4D #4DDC74 #4D6DDC #DC4DB5
square
#DCBC4D #4DDC74 #4D6DDC #DC4DB5
split-complementary
#DCBC4D #4DB5DC #744DDC
monochromatic
#92781D #C5A227 #DCBC4D #E6CF80 #F0E3B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#DCBC4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.34
#DCBC4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCBC4D
11.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCBC4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCBC4D | 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)
#CFB940
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C252
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDAEA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcbc4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 188, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.133 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eacf84',
500: '#dcbc4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcbc4d; $custom-light: #eacf84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcbc4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 188,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.573,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80249,
"c": 0.1332,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.51718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCBC4D
secondary
#364C97
accent
#64EA3E
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E