#DBBC4BBuried Gold (#DBBC4B) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.135. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #DBBC4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 188, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 66%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77 -1.4 59.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.801 0.135 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Buried Gold shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e1b641 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e1bc47 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dbbc4b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dbbd4d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Buried Gold in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.86:1 and against black 11.31:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff2c5 · #dbbc4b · #bda033 · #947a09 · #6b5700 · #443700
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ceec9f · #d4d675 · #dbbc4b · #d6a045 · #cb8748 · #ba714e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#dbbc4b · #84aa86 · #977f1c · #21772e · #574600 · #103815
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eae2c4 · #dbbc4b · #ab9b66 · #4552a6 · #493c0a · #292103
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dbbc4b · #9ea1ae · #767160 · #41434c · #201b08 · #010104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eef1fd · #c5c9d6 · #989cab · #1f2334 · #020311 · #dbbc4b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbbc4b · #9aa1bc · #5e6bb0 · #30388a · #0f0d4f · #0a0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b5e6e2 · #dbbc4b · #bc95da · #4f647c · #353c5b · #0e1404
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbbc4b · #86a9b1 · #007f93 · #6b1f61 · #35002f · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dbbc4b · #86aba4 · #008377 · #30388a · #3a0016 · #010011
#E1C667 · #E6CF80 · #ECD998 · #F2E2AE · #F8ECC4
#B5992F · #90770F · #6C5800 · #483A00 · #281F00
#D5BD6B · #CFBE85 · #C8BE9B
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.