#D4BB2E#D4BB2E
#D4BB2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.151 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4BB2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 187, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 66%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 78%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 78.3%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.91, -5.26, 68.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.91, 69.06, 94.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.05% -0.0223 0.1496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.05% 0.151 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4172, 49.7373, 9.7923) |
| Luminance | 0.4974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 2.18
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 2.37
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 2.59
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.21
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.59
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4BB2E #2E47D4
analogous
#D4682E #D4BB2E #9AD42E
triadic
#D4BB2E #2ED4BB #BB2ED4
tetradic
#D4BB2E #2ED468 #2E47D4 #D42E9A
square
#D4BB2E #2ED468 #2E47D4 #D42E9A
split-complementary
#D4BB2E #2E9AD4 #682ED4
monochromatic
#706317 #A39022 #D4BB2E #DECC61 #E9DC94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#D4BB2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.95
#D4BB2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4BB2E
10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4BB2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4BB2E | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.95 | 10.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB607
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5BF38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5ACA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4bb2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 187, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.151 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6cf73',
500: '#d4bb2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4bb2e; $custom-light: #e6cf73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4bb2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 187,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.964,
"s": 65.873,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79055,
"c": 0.15122,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.49735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4BB2E
secondary
#8A95D4
accent
#59E93F
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF9ED
border
#D5D2C8
text
#171309
muted
#85827B