#D5C262#D5C262
#D5C262 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.536; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.119 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D5C262 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 194, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 58%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 54%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 54%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.24, -5.44, 50.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.24, 50.38, 96.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.05% -0.0172 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.05% 0.119 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9387, 53.6135, 19.3235) |
| Luminance | 0.5361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.42
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.92
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.03
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.75
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.86
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D5C262 #6275D5
analogous
#D58862 #D5C262 #AED562
triadic
#D5C262 #62D5C2 #C262D5
tetradic
#D5C262 #62D588 #6275D5 #D562AE
square
#D5C262 #62D588 #6275D5 #D562AE
split-complementary
#D5C262 #62AED5 #8862D5
monochromatic
#958328 #C5AD35 #D5C262 #E2D592 #EFE8C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#D5C262 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.72
#D5C262 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D5C262
11.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D5C262 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D5C262 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.72 | 11.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BE59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C466
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4B6AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d5c262; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 194, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.119 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4d491',
500: '#d5c262',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d5c262; $custom-light: #e4d491; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d5c262",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 194,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.087,
"s": 57.789,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81053,
"c": 0.11889,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.53612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D5C262
secondary
#41509A
accent
#3BC520
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#84837F