#D1AE36#D1AE36
#D1AE36 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.138 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D1AE36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 174, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 63%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 74%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 74.2%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.29, 0.56, 62.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.29, 62.65, 89.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.14% -0.0048 0.138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.14% 0.138 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0988, 44.0963, 9.7834) |
| Luminance | 0.4409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.43
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 2.97
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.60
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.12
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.30
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D1AE36 #3659D1
analogous
#D16136 #D1AE36 #A6D136
triadic
#D1AE36 #36D1AE #AE36D1
tetradic
#D1AE36 #36D161 #3659D1 #D136A6
square
#D1AE36 #36D161 #3659D1 #D136A6
split-complementary
#D1AE36 #36A6D1 #6136D1
monochromatic
#725E1A #A48826 #D1AE36 #DCC268 #E8D69A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#D1AE36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#D1AE36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D1AE36
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D1AE36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D1AE36 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AB22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB63D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E2A096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d1ae36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(209, 174, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.138 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e3c575',
500: '#d1ae36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d1ae36; $custom-light: #e3c575; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d1ae36",
"rgb": {
"r": 209,
"g": 174,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.452,
"s": 62.753,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76144,
"c": 0.1381,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.44094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D1AE36
secondary
#8F9FD3
accent
#67E642
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8ED
border
#D5D1C8
text
#161209
muted
#84817B