#D3AD2C#D3AD2C
#D3AD2C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.143 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D3AD2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(211, 173, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 65%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 79%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 79.1%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.18, 1.57, 66.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.18, 66.12, 88.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.08% -0.0031 0.1433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.08% 0.143 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2647, 43.9206, 8.6338) |
| Luminance | 0.4392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 1.92
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.03
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 2.98
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.96
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.29
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D3AD2C #2C52D3
analogous
#D3592C #D3AD2C #A6D32C
triadic
#D3AD2C #2CD3AD #AD2CD3
tetradic
#D3AD2C #2CD359 #2C52D3 #D32CA6
square
#D3AD2C #2CD359 #2C52D3 #D32CA6
split-complementary
#D3AD2C #2CA6D3 #592CD3
monochromatic
#6E5A17 #A08321 #D3AD2C #DEC15F #E8D491
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#D3AD2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#D3AD2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D3AD2C
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D3AD2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D3AD2C | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AB0D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB534
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E59E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d3ad2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(211, 173, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.143 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c570',
500: '#d3ad2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d3ad2c; $custom-light: #e5c570; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d3ad2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 211,
"g": 173,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.347,
"s": 65.49,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76079,
"c": 0.14332,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.43918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D3AD2C
secondary
#8899D3
accent
#66E83F
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8ED
border
#D5D1C8
text
#171208
muted
#85817B