#D4B249#D4B249
#D4B249 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.128 H 91.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4B249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 178, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 66%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 65.6%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.75, 0.73, 56.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.75, 56.50, 89.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.41% -0.0023 0.1282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.41% 0.128 91) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2766, 46.3214, 12.9108) |
| Luminance | 0.4632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.30
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.34
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.71
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.85
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.29
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4B249 #496BD4
analogous
#D46C49 #D4B249 #B0D449
triadic
#D4B249 #49D4B2 #B249D4
tetradic
#D4B249 #49D46C #496BD4 #D449B0
square
#D4B249 #49D46C #496BD4 #D449B0
split-complementary
#D4B249 #49B0D4 #6C49D4
monochromatic
#846B1F #B5932B #D4B249 #E0C77B #EBDCAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#D4B249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#D4B249 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4B249
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4B249 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4B249 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B03D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB94E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5A49C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4b249; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 178, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.128 91.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c880',
500: '#d4b249',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4b249; $custom-light: #e5c880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4b249",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 178,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.324,
"s": 61.778,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77409,
"c": 0.12824,
"h": 91
},
"luminance": 0.46319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4B249
secondary
#A0AED9
accent
#6BE543
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C