#D4CD44#D4CD44
#D4CD44 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.581; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.153 H 106.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4CD44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 205, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 63%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 68%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.3%, 67.9%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.78, -13.46, 65.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.78, 67.18, 101.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.97% -0.0434 0.1471) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.97% 0.153 106.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0280, 58.0788, 14.0428) |
| Luminance | 0.5808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 3.52
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.00
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.03
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.55
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.59
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4CD44 #444BD4
analogous
#D48544 #D4CD44 #93D444
triadic
#D4CD44 #44D4CD #CD44D4
tetradic
#D4CD44 #44D485 #444BD4 #D44493
square
#D4CD44 #44D485 #444BD4 #D44493
split-complementary
#D4CD44 #4493D4 #8544D4
monochromatic
#807B1D #B2AB29 #D4CD44 #DFDA76 #EBE8A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#D4CD44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.62
#D4CD44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4CD44
12.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4CD44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4CD44 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.62 | 12.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC52F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CB4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E3C0B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4cd44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 205, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.153 106.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5dc80',
500: '#d4cd44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4cd44; $custom-light: #e5dc80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4cd44",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 205,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.083,
"s": 62.609,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82971,
"c": 0.1534,
"h": 106.4
},
"luminance": 0.58077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4CD44
secondary
#353987
accent
#4AE642
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#16150B
muted
#85847E