#DBB40CGold Tooth (#DBB40C) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 93°, lightness 0.78 and chroma 0.158. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #DBB40C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 180, 12) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 90%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 95%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 95%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(74.7 0.7 75.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.782 0.158 93) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gold Tooth shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e0af00 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e1b400 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dbb40c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dbb511 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Gold Tooth 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 1.99:1 and against black 10.55:1, 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.
#fff2c6 · #dbb40c · #c29e00 · #967a00 · #6c5700 · #453600
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.
#cced91 · #d3d25b · #dbb40c · #d89715 · #cd7d2c · #bc663d
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.
#dbb40c · #7aa67b · #937800 · #00731a · #514100 · #013408
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.
#e6dbb8 · #dbb40c · #a89555 · #414eb2 · #453700 · #261c00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf1ff · #dbb40c · #a39c86 · #5a5e68 · #2d260f · #010105
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 · #1f2335 · #020311 · #dbb40c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cbdfbe · #dbb40c · #7eb082 · #8e2aed · #293964 · #1d061a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b2e1d7 · #dbb40c · #a698d8 · #3b5e75 · #313b5b · #0a1003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#daf8ff · #dbb40c · #00afc8 · #8f3283 · #460040 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d0fdf5 · #dbb40c · #00b4a3 · #4351b5 · #4e0021 · #010011
#E1BF49 · #E7CA6A · #EDD587 · #F3E0A1 · #F9EABB
#B49300 · #8D7300 · #695500 · #473800 · #271E00
#D3B650 · #CCB773 · #C4B88E
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.