#D4C949#D4C949
#D4C949 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.146 H 104.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4C949 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 201, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 66%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 65.6%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.76, -11.17, 62.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.76, 63.80, 100.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.17% -0.0363 0.1416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.17% 0.146 104.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2425, 56.2532, 14.5661) |
| Luminance | 0.5625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 3.83
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.13
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.31
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.62
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.00
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4C949 #4954D4
analogous
#D48349 #D4C949 #99D449
triadic
#D4C949 #49D4C9 #C949D4
tetradic
#D4C949 #49D483 #4954D4 #D44999
square
#D4C949 #49D483 #4954D4 #D44999
split-complementary
#D4C949 #4999D4 #8349D4
monochromatic
#847C1F #B5AA2B #D4C949 #E0D87B #EBE6AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#D4C949 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.25
#D4C949 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4C949
12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4C949 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4C949 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.25 | 12.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC238
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DEC851
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E3BCAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4c949; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 201, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.146 104.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4d982',
500: '#d4c949',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4c949; $custom-light: #e4d982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4c949",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 201,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.252,
"s": 61.778,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82166,
"c": 0.14619,
"h": 104.4
},
"luminance": 0.56251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4C949
secondary
#373D8A
accent
#50E543
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#16140B
muted
#85837E