#DCC36B#DCC36B
#DCC36B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.112 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCC36B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 195, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 62%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 51%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 51.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.22, -2.31, 47.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.22, 47.12, 92.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.01% -0.0076 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.01% 0.112 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.6860, 55.3096, 21.8604) |
| Luminance | 0.5531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.86
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.50
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.97
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.10
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.18
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCC36B #6B84DC
analogous
#DC8B6B #DCC36B #BDDC6B
triadic
#DCC36B #6BDCC3 #C36BDC
tetradic
#DCC36B #6BDC8B #6B84DC #DC6BBD
square
#DCC36B #6BDC8B #6B84DC #DC6BBD
split-complementary
#DCC36B #6BBDDC #8B6BDC
monochromatic
#A58A27 #D0AF3A #DCC36B #E8D79C #F3EBCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DCC36B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.06
#DCC36B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCC36B
12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCC36B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCC36B | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.06 | 12.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C063
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC86E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcc36b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 195, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.112 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d497',
500: '#dcc36b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcc36b; $custom-light: #e9d497; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcc36b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 195,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.726,
"s": 61.749,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82012,
"c": 0.11201,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.55307
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCC36B
secondary
#4359A8
accent
#42C91C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F