#D0AE36#D0AE36
#D0AE36 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.138 H 92.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D0AE36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(208, 174, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 62%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 74%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 74%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.20, 0.13, 62.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.20, 62.52, 89.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.05% -0.006 0.1378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.05% 0.138 92.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8166, 43.9508, 9.7701) |
| Luminance | 0.4395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.57
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.12
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.68
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.04
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.13
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D0AE36 #3658D0
analogous
#D06136 #D0AE36 #A5D036
triadic
#D0AE36 #36D0AE #AE36D0
tetradic
#D0AE36 #36D061 #3658D0 #D036A5
square
#D0AE36 #36D061 #3658D0 #D036A5
split-complementary
#D0AE36 #36A5D0 #6136D0
monochromatic
#715E1A #A38726 #D0AE36 #DCC268 #E7D699
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#D0AE36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#D0AE36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D0AE36
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D0AE36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D0AE36 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AB22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB53D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E1A096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d0ae36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(208, 174, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.138 92.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e3c575',
500: '#d0ae36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d0ae36; $custom-light: #e3c575; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d0ae36",
"rgb": {
"r": 208,
"g": 174,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.753,
"s": 62.097,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76045,
"c": 0.13793,
"h": 92.5
},
"luminance": 0.43948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D0AE36
secondary
#8F9ED3
accent
#67E543
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8ED
border
#D5D1C8
text
#161209
muted
#84817B