#D5C35E#D5C35E
#D5C35E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.123 H 99.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D5C35E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 195, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 59%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 56%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 55.9%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.45, -6.27, 52.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.45, 52.60, 96.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.21% -0.0201 0.1219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.21% 0.123 99.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9778, 53.9865, 18.4280) |
| Luminance | 0.5398 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.91
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.99
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.24
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.46
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.56
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D5C35E #5E70D5
analogous
#D5875E #D5C35E #ACD55E
triadic
#D5C35E #5ED5C3 #C35ED5
tetradic
#D5C35E #5ED587 #5E70D5 #D55EAC
square
#D5C35E #5ED587 #5E70D5 #D55EAC
split-complementary
#D5C35E #5EACD5 #875ED5
monochromatic
#928226 #C3AD33 #D5C35E #E2D58F #EEE7BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#D5C35E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.80
#D5C35E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D5C35E
11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D5C35E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D5C35E | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.80 | 11.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BE54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C563
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4B7AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d5c35e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 195, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.123 99.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4d48f',
500: '#d5c35e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d5c35e; $custom-light: #e4d48f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d5c35e",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 195,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.924,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81212,
"c": 0.12349,
"h": 99.4
},
"luminance": 0.53984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D5C35E
secondary
#3F4D98
accent
#39C61F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#84837F