#DEBF5B#DEBF5B
#DEBF5B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.124 H 92.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEBF5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 191, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 59%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.20, -0.67, 53.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.20, 53.54, 90.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.19% -0.0048 0.1241) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.19% 0.124 92.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6456, 53.5491, 17.5639) |
| Luminance | 0.5355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.90
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.90
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.17
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.82
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEBF5B #5B7ADE
analogous
#DE7E5B #DEBF5B #BBDE5B
triadic
#DEBF5B #5BDEBF #BF5BDE
tetradic
#DEBF5B #5BDE7E #5B7ADE #DE5BBB
square
#DEBF5B #5BDE7E #5B7ADE #DE5BBB
split-complementary
#DEBF5B #5BBBDE #7E5BDE
monochromatic
#9F8120 #D2AA2A #DEBF5B #E8D38E #F3E7C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#DEBF5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.71
#DEBF5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEBF5B
11.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEBF5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEBF5B | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.71 | 11.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BC51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C55F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #debf5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 191, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.124 92.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd28d',
500: '#debf5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #debf5b; $custom-light: #ebd28d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#debf5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 191,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.802,
"s": 66.497,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81191,
"c": 0.12423,
"h": 92.2
},
"luminance": 0.53547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEBF5B
secondary
#3B53A2
accent
#42CE17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F