#DCBD60#DCBD60
#DCBD60 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.118 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCBD60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 189, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 56%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 56.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.55, -0.09, 50.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.55, 50.40, 90.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.66% -0.0024 0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.66% 0.118 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8262, 52.4579, 18.5649) |
| Luminance | 0.5245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.81
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.87
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.24
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.43
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.11
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCBD60 #607FDC
analogous
#DC7F60 #DCBD60 #BDDC60
triadic
#DCBD60 #60DCBD #BD60DC
tetradic
#DCBD60 #60DC7F #607FDC #DC60BD
square
#DCBD60 #60DC7F #607FDC #DC60BD
split-complementary
#DCBD60 #60BDDC #7F60DC
monochromatic
#9F8023 #D1A82E #DCBD60 #E7D292 #F2E7C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#DCBD60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.49
#DCBD60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCBD60
11.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCBD60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCBD60 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.49 | 11.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBA57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C364
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECB0A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcbd60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 189, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.118 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead090',
500: '#dcbd60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcbd60; $custom-light: #ead090; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcbd60",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 189,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 63.918,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80656,
"c": 0.118,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.52455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCBD60
secondary
#3E57A2
accent
#46CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F