#D3B23E#D3B23E
#D3B23E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.136 H 92.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D3B23E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(211, 178, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 63%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 71%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 70.6%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.57, -0.30, 60.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.57, 60.88, 90.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.22% -0.0065 0.1357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.22% 0.136 92.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6562, 46.0400, 11.1437) |
| Luminance | 0.4604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.40
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.74
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.86
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.96
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.25
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D3B23E #3E5FD3
analogous
#D3673E #D3B23E #AAD33E
triadic
#D3B23E #3ED3B2 #B23ED3
tetradic
#D3B23E #3ED367 #3E5FD3 #D33EAA
square
#D3B23E #3ED367 #3E5FD3 #D33EAA
split-complementary
#D3B23E #3EAAD3 #673ED3
monochromatic
#7B661C #AC8F27 #D3B23E #DEC670 #EADAA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#D3B23E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#D3B23E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D3B23E
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D3B23E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D3B23E | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AF2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB944
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4A49B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d3b23e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(211, 178, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.136 92.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4c87a',
500: '#d3b23e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d3b23e; $custom-light: #e4c87a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d3b23e",
"rgb": {
"r": 211,
"g": 178,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.711,
"s": 62.869,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77215,
"c": 0.13586,
"h": 92.8
},
"luminance": 0.46037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D3B23E
secondary
#96A5D6
accent
#66E642
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C