#D4BC2E#D4BC2E
#D4BC2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.152 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4BC2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 188, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 66%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 78%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 78.3%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.17, -5.77, 69.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.17, 69.33, 94.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.26% -0.0238 0.1501) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.26% 0.152 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6301, 50.1631, 9.8632) |
| Luminance | 0.5016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 1.97
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 2.62
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 2.79
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.28
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.39
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4BC2E #2E46D4
analogous
#D4692E #D4BC2E #99D42E
triadic
#D4BC2E #2ED4BC #BC2ED4
tetradic
#D4BC2E #2ED469 #2E46D4 #D42E99
square
#D4BC2E #2ED469 #2E46D4 #D42E99
split-complementary
#D4BC2E #2E99D4 #692ED4
monochromatic
#706417 #A39022 #D4BC2E #DECC61 #E9DD94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#D4BC2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.03
#D4BC2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4BC2E
11.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4BC2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4BC2E | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.03 | 11.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFB707
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5BF39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5ADA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4bc2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 188, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.152 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6cf73',
500: '#d4bc2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4bc2e; $custom-light: #e6cf73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4bc2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 188,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.325,
"s": 65.873,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79263,
"c": 0.15194,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.50161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4BC2E
secondary
#2D3879
accent
#58E93F
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF1
border
#D6D4CB
text
#171309
muted
#85837D