#D0B559#D0B559
#D0B559 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.116 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D0B559 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(208, 181, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 56%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 57%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 57.2%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.31, -1.46, 49.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.31, 49.70, 91.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.81% -0.0065 0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.81% 0.116 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3413, 47.1811, 16.2205) |
| Luminance | 0.4718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.48
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.80
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.51
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.52
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.66
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D0B559 #5974D0
analogous
#D07959 #D0B559 #AFD059
triadic
#D0B559 #59D0B5 #B559D0
tetradic
#D0B559 #59D079 #5974D0 #D059AF
square
#D0B559 #59D079 #5974D0 #D059AF
split-complementary
#D0B559 #59AFD0 #7959D0
monochromatic
#887227 #B89A34 #D0B559 #DECA89 #EBE0B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#D0B559 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.44
#D0B559 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D0B559
10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D0B559 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D0B559 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.44 | 10.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B250
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DFA9A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d0b559; /* rgb */ color: rgb(208, 181, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.116 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1ca8b',
500: '#d0b559',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d0b559; $custom-light: #e1ca8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d0b559",
"rgb": {
"r": 208,
"g": 181,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.387,
"s": 55.869,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77806,
"c": 0.11608,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.47179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D0B559
secondary
#ABB5DA
accent
#6BDF49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D