Skip to the color picker

#dbca73 color: Sand Pyramid

#dbca73 is rgb(219, 202, 115) in RGB and oklch(83.462% 0.10978 98.524) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

50°
100%

83.5%
0.110
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • orange-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.65:1Hard to read
Lc -32
Black text
12.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 75

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #dbca73

#dbca73 is a pastel light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 83.5% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.65:1 contrast and black text 12.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sand Pyramid (#ddcc77). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #dbca73 mixed with white

  1. dbca73
  2. decf82
  3. e2d591
  4. e6daa0
  5. e9e0ae
  6. ede5bb
  7. f0eac9
  8. f4efd7
  9. f8f5e4
  10. fbfaf2

Darker: #dbca73 mixed with black

  1. dbca73
  2. beaf63
  3. a29554
  4. 877c45
  5. 6d6436
  6. 544d28
  7. 3c371b
  8. 26220f
  9. 110f05
  10. 020201

Calmer: #dbca73 with less saturation

  1. dbca73
  2. d9ca7d
  3. d7ca87
  4. d5ca90
  5. d3ca99
  6. d2caa1
  7. d0caa9
  8. cecab1
  9. ccc9b9
  10. cac9c1

Questions about #dbca73

What color is #dbca73?

#dbca73 is pastel light yellow. The closest named color is Sand Pyramid. In RGB it is rgb(219, 202, 115), in HSL hsl(50.19, 59.09%, 65.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.462% 0.10978 98.524).

What colors go well with #dbca73?

The complementary color of #dbca73 is #b9c2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f8bc78 and #b3d789. The triadic partners are #6bdaf9 and #f8ade1.

Is white or black text more readable on #dbca73?

Black text reads better on #dbca73: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and black gives 12.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dbca73 a warm or cool color?

#dbca73 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 83.5% and its chroma 0.11.