#D2AE38#D2AE38
#D2AE38 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.137 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D2AE38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(210, 174, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 63%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 73%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 73.3%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.40, 1.09, 62.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.40, 62.05, 89.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.26% -0.0032 0.1371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.26% 0.137 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4306, 44.2618, 10.0491) |
| Luminance | 0.4426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.43
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.01
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.72
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.39
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.64
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D2AE38 #385CD2
analogous
#D26138 #D2AE38 #A9D238
triadic
#D2AE38 #38D2AE #AE38D2
tetradic
#D2AE38 #38D261 #385CD2 #D238A9
square
#D2AE38 #38D261 #385CD2 #D238A9
split-complementary
#D2AE38 #38A9D2 #6138D2
monochromatic
#75601A #A78926 #D2AE38 #DDC26A #E9D79C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#D2AE38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#D2AE38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D2AE38
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D2AE38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D2AE38 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AC25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB63E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E3A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d2ae38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(210, 174, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.137 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4c576',
500: '#d2ae38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d2ae38; $custom-light: #e4c576; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d2ae38",
"rgb": {
"r": 210,
"g": 174,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.974,
"s": 63.115,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76258,
"c": 0.13711,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.44259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D2AE38
secondary
#91A1D5
accent
#68E642
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8ED
border
#D5D1C8
text
#161209
muted
#84817B