#D4AB2C#D4AB2C
#D4AB2C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.143 H 89.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4AB2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 171, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 66%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 79%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 79.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.76, 3.07, 65.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.76, 65.84, 87.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.78% 0.0011 0.1425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.78% 0.143 89.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1715, 43.3075, 8.5204) |
| Luminance | 0.4330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 1.91
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.59
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.43
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.56
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.05
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4AB2C #2C55D4
analogous
#D4572C #D4AB2C #A9D42C
triadic
#D4AB2C #2CD4AB #AB2CD4
tetradic
#D4AB2C #2CD457 #2C55D4 #D42CA9
square
#D4AB2C #2CD457 #2C55D4 #D42CA9
split-complementary
#D4AB2C #2CA9D4 #572CD4
monochromatic
#6F5917 #A28221 #D4AB2C #DEBF5F #E9D392
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#D4AB2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#D4AB2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4AB2C
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4AB2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4AB2C | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFA90E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B534
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E69C93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4ab2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 171, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.143 89.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c370',
500: '#d4ab2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4ab2c; $custom-light: #e6c370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4ab2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 171,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.357,
"s": 66.142,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75776,
"c": 0.14252,
"h": 89.5
},
"luminance": 0.43305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4AB2C
secondary
#889BD3
accent
#68E93F
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF7ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#171208
muted
#85817B