#D6B245#D6B245
#D6B245 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.132 H 90.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6B245 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 178, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 64%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 68%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 67.8%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.91, 1.35, 58.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.91, 58.46, 88.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.57% -0.0011 0.1317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.57% 0.132 90.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7285, 46.5692, 12.2619) |
| Luminance | 0.4657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.73
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.18
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.34
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.83
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.01
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6B245 #4569D6
analogous
#D66945 #D6B245 #B2D645
triadic
#D6B245 #45D6B2 #B245D6
tetradic
#D6B245 #45D669 #4569D6 #D645B2
square
#D6B245 #45D669 #4569D6 #D645B2
split-complementary
#D6B245 #45B2D6 #6945D6
monochromatic
#846A1D #B69328 #D6B245 #E1C777 #ECDCA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#D6B245 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.31
#D6B245 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6B245
10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6B245 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6B245 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.31 | 10.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B037
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7A49B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6b245; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 178, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.132 90.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c87e',
500: '#d6b245',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6b245; $custom-light: #e6c87e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6b245",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 178,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.103,
"s": 63.877,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77569,
"c": 0.13166,
"h": 90.5
},
"luminance": 0.46567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6B245
secondary
#9DACDA
accent
#6AE741
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C