#D5BA59#D5BA59
#D5BA59 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.121 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D5BA59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 186, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 60%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 58%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 58.2%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.06, -1.98, 51.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.06, 51.85, 92.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.3% -0.0083 0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.3% 0.121 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8046, 49.9875, 16.6324) |
| Luminance | 0.4999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.55
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.78
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.14
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.73
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 6.22
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D5BA59 #5974D5
analogous
#D57C59 #D5BA59 #B2D559
triadic
#D5BA59 #59D5BA #BA59D5
tetradic
#D5BA59 #59D57C #5974D5 #D559B2
square
#D5BA59 #59D57C #5974D5 #D559B2
split-complementary
#D5BA59 #59B2D5 #7C59D5
monochromatic
#8F7824 #C0A131 #D5BA59 #E1CE8A #EEE3BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#D5BA59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.00
#D5BA59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D5BA59
11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D5BA59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D5BA59 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB74F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BF5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5ADA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d5ba59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 186, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.121 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5ce8b',
500: '#d5ba59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d5ba59; $custom-light: #e5ce8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d5ba59",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 186,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.935,
"s": 59.615,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79302,
"c": 0.12068,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.49985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D5BA59
secondary
#ADB7DD
accent
#67E345
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF9F0
border
#D5D2CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D