#D4B44E#D4B44E
#D4B44E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.126 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4B44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 180, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 61%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 63%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 63.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.31, -0.01, 54.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.31, 54.88, 90.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.86% -0.0039 0.1256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.86% 0.126 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8499, 47.1921, 13.9529) |
| Luminance | 0.4719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.76
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.19
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.28
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.39
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.49
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4B44E #4E6ED4
analogous
#D4714E #D4B44E #B1D44E
triadic
#D4B44E #4ED4B4 #B44ED4
tetradic
#D4B44E #4ED471 #4E6ED4 #D44EB1
square
#D4B44E #4ED471 #4E6ED4 #D44EB1
split-complementary
#D4B44E #4EB1D4 #714ED4
monochromatic
#876E21 #B8972D #D4B44E #E0C97F #ECDEB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#D4B44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.44
#D4B44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4B44E
10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4B44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4B44E | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.44 | 10.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B143
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4A79E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4b44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 180, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.126 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4ca84',
500: '#d4b44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4b44e; $custom-light: #e4ca84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4b44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 180,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.672,
"s": 60.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77864,
"c": 0.12561,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.4719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4B44E
secondary
#A4B1DA
accent
#6AE444
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C