#D0AC36#D0AC36
#D0AC36 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.137 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D0AC36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(208, 172, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 62%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 74%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 74%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, 1.19, 62.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 62.04, 88.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.64% -0.003 0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.64% 0.137 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4331, 43.1838, 9.6423) |
| Luminance | 0.4318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.85
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 2.95
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.01
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.66
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.73
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D0AC36 #365AD0
analogous
#D05F36 #D0AC36 #A7D036
triadic
#D0AC36 #36D0AC #AC36D0
tetradic
#D0AC36 #36D05F #365AD0 #D036A7
square
#D0AC36 #36D05F #365AD0 #D036A7
split-complementary
#D0AC36 #36A7D0 #5F36D0
monochromatic
#715D1A #A38626 #D0AC36 #DCC068 #E7D599
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#D0AC36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#D0AC36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D0AC36
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D0AC36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D0AC36 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAA23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B43D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E19E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d0ac36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(208, 172, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.137 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e3c475',
500: '#d0ac36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d0ac36; $custom-light: #e3c475; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d0ac36",
"rgb": {
"r": 208,
"g": 172,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.974,
"s": 62.097,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75637,
"c": 0.13677,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.43181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D0AC36
secondary
#8F9FD3
accent
#69E543
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8ED
border
#D5D1C8
text
#161209
muted
#84817B