#DCBD5A#DCBD5A
#DCBD5A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.523; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.123 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCBD5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 189, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 59.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.49, -0.54, 53.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.49, 53.15, 90.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.58% -0.0044 0.1232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.58% 0.123 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5604, 52.3516, 17.1652) |
| Luminance | 0.5235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.19
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.75
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.34
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.65
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.98
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCBD5A #5A79DC
analogous
#DC7C5A #DCBD5A #BADC5A
triadic
#DCBD5A #5ADCBD #BD5ADC
tetradic
#DCBD5A #5ADC7C #5A79DC #DC5ABA
square
#DCBD5A #5ADC7C #5A79DC #DC5ABA
split-complementary
#DCBD5A #5ABADC #7C5ADC
monochromatic
#9B7E21 #CDA72C #DCBD5A #E7D18C #F1E5BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#DCBD5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.47
#DCBD5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCBD5A
11.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCBD5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCBD5A | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.47 | 11.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBA50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C35E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECB0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcbd5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 189, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.123 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead08c',
500: '#dcbd5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcbd5a; $custom-light: #ead08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcbd5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 189,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.692,
"s": 65,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80585,
"c": 0.12331,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.52349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCBD5A
secondary
#3B539F
accent
#44CD19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17130C
muted
#85837F