#D4B24A#D4B24A
#D4B24A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.127 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4B24A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 178, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 65%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 65.1%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.76, 0.79, 56.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.76, 56.07, 89.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.42% -0.002 0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.42% 0.127 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3100, 46.3348, 13.0868) |
| Luminance | 0.4633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.41
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.22
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.81
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.97
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.42
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4B24A #4A6CD4
analogous
#D46D4A #D4B24A #B1D44A
triadic
#D4B24A #4AD4B2 #B24AD4
tetradic
#D4B24A #4AD46D #4A6CD4 #D44AB1
square
#D4B24A #4AD46D #4A6CD4 #D44AB1
split-complementary
#D4B24A #4AB1D4 #6D4AD4
monochromatic
#846B1F #B6942B #D4B24A #E0C77B #EBDCAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#D4B24A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.27
#D4B24A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4B24A
10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4B24A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4B24A | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.27 | 10.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B03E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB94F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5A49C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4b24a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 178, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.127 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c881',
500: '#d4b24a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4b24a; $custom-light: #e5c881; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4b24a",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 178,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.217,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77418,
"c": 0.12749,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.46332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4B24A
secondary
#A0AED9
accent
#6BE543
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C