#D1AE3E#D1AE3E
#D1AE3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.133 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D1AE3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 174, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 62%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 70%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 70.3%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.35, 0.94, 59.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.35, 59.59, 89.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.2% -0.0029 0.133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.2% 0.133 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3023, 44.1777, 10.8555) |
| Luminance | 0.4417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.95
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.64
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.32
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.86
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.95
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D1AE3E #3E61D1
analogous
#D1643E #D1AE3E #ABD13E
triadic
#D1AE3E #3ED1AE #AE3ED1
tetradic
#D1AE3E #3ED164 #3E61D1 #D13EAB
square
#D1AE3E #3ED164 #3E61D1 #D13EAB
split-complementary
#D1AE3E #3EABD1 #643ED1
monochromatic
#78621D #A98B28 #D1AE3E #DDC36F #E9D7A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#D1AE3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#D1AE3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D1AE3E
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D1AE3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D1AE3E | 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)
#C1AC2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB644
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E2A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d1ae3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(209, 174, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.133 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e3c57a',
500: '#d1ae3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d1ae3e; $custom-light: #e3c57a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d1ae3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 209,
"g": 174,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.714,
"s": 61.506,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76204,
"c": 0.13306,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.44175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D1AE3E
secondary
#96A5D5
accent
#6AE543
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C