#DBD186Treasury (#DBD186) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 102°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.096. 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 | #DBD186 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 209, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 54%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 39%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 39%, 14%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.1 -7.3 38.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.852 0.096 102) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Treasury shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e2cb7b — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e2d282 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dbd186 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dbd288 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Treasury 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 1.56:1 and against black 13.48:1, 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.
#fdf5b0 · #dbd186 · #ada461 · #877e42 · #625a24 · #3f3904
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.
#dbe6ae · #dbd186 · #d5b776 · #cb9f6c · #bd8866 · #ab7463
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.
#dbd186 · #98b8a1 · #9a9255 · #408257 · #5f571e · #23432e
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.
#dbd186 · #afac98 · #908b66 · #595a96 · #332f10 · #171503
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dbd186 · #b0b1ba · #7e7d70 · #494a50 · #201f12 · #010103
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.
#f0f1fc · #c6c8d5 · #999aaa · #202032 · #03020f · #dbd186
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbf5d5 · #dbd186 · #93c88a · #794dc4 · #343f6c · #1c061c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dbd186 · #aeb0c4 · #5a7fa9 · #5c3a70 · #001e3f · #030007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbd186 · #9fb6bf · #42879d · #6d3359 · #360929 · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dbd186 · #9eb8b6 · #3c8b88 · #43427d · #3c0614 · #01000a
#E0D796 · #E5DEA6 · #EAE4B5 · #EEEAC4 · #F3F0D3
#B3AA67 · #8E8549 · #69622C · #474110 · #272200
#D8D197 · #D5D0A7 · #D3D0B6
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.