#D4B91C#D4B91C
#D4B91C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.157 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4B91C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 185, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 77%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 87%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 86.8%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.32, -4.73, 73.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.32, 73.27, 93.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.56% -0.0222 0.1554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.56% 0.157 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7124, 48.7813, 8.1590) |
| Luminance | 0.4878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 1.31
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 1.68
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 1.97
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 2.57
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.30
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4B91C #1C37D4
analogous
#D45D1C #D4B91C #93D41C
triadic
#D4B91C #1CD4B9 #B91CD4
tetradic
#D4B91C #1CD45D #1C37D4 #D41C93
square
#D4B91C #1CD45D #1C37D4 #D41C93
split-complementary
#D4B91C #1C93D4 #5D1CD4
monochromatic
#685B0E #9E8A15 #D4B91C #E7CF47 #EEDD7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#D4B91C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.76
#D4B91C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4B91C
10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4B91C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4B91C | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.76 | 10.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4BD2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5AA9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4b91c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 185, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.157 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6cd6c',
500: '#d4b91c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4b91c; $custom-light: #e6cd6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4b91c",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 185,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.196,
"s": 76.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78563,
"c": 0.15702,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.48779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4B91C
secondary
#7684D6
accent
#51F335
background
#FEFCF6
surface
#FDF8EC
border
#D5D1C7
text
#171308
muted
#85827A