#D5CD51#D5CD51
#D5CD51 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.144 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D5CD51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 205, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 61%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 62%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 62%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.96, -12.29, 60.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.96, 62.03, 101.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.17% -0.0387 0.1385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.17% 0.144 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7589, 58.4046, 16.3824) |
| Luminance | 0.5840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.65
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.70
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.98
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.15
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.42
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D5CD51 #5159D5
analogous
#D58B51 #D5CD51 #9BD551
triadic
#D5CD51 #51D5CD #CD51D5
tetradic
#D5CD51 #51D58B #5159D5 #D5519B
square
#D5CD51 #51D58B #5159D5 #D5519B
split-complementary
#D5CD51 #519BD5 #8B51D5
monochromatic
#8A8421 #BCB32D #D5CD51 #E1DB82 #EDE9B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#D5CD51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#D5CD51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D5CD51
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D5CD51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D5CD51 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC642
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CC58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4C0B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d5cd51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 205, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.144 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5dc87',
500: '#d5cd51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d5cd51; $custom-light: #e5dc87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d5cd51",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 205,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.364,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83166,
"c": 0.14384,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.58403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D5CD51
secondary
#3A3F90
accent
#4DE444
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16150C
muted
#84847F