#D1AE3C#D1AE3C
#D1AE3C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.134 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D1AE3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 174, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 62%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 71%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 71.3%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.33, 0.84, 60.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.33, 60.38, 89.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.19% -0.0034 0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.19% 0.134 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2485, 44.1562, 10.5718) |
| Luminance | 0.4415 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.80
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.46
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.13
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.66
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.85
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D1AE3C #3C5FD1
analogous
#D1633C #D1AE3C #AAD13C
triadic
#D1AE3C #3CD1AE #AE3CD1
tetradic
#D1AE3C #3CD163 #3C5FD1 #D13CAA
square
#D1AE3C #3CD163 #3C5FD1 #D13CAA
split-complementary
#D1AE3C #3CAAD1 #633CD1
monochromatic
#77611C #A88A28 #D1AE3C #DDC36E #E8D79F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#D1AE3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#D1AE3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D1AE3C
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D1AE3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D1AE3C | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AC2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB642
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E2A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d1ae3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(209, 174, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.134 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e3c578',
500: '#d1ae3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d1ae3c; $custom-light: #e3c578; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d1ae3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 209,
"g": 174,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.906,
"s": 61.826,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76188,
"c": 0.13438,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.44154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D1AE3C
secondary
#94A3D5
accent
#69E543
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161209
muted
#84817B