#D6B246#D6B246
#D6B246 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.131 H 90.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6B246 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 178, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 64%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 67.3%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.92, 1.41, 58.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.92, 58.04, 88.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.58% -0.0009 0.1309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.58% 0.131 90.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7598, 46.5817, 12.4268) |
| Luminance | 0.4658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.84
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.28
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.46
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.12
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6B246 #466AD6
analogous
#D66A46 #D6B246 #B2D646
triadic
#D6B246 #46D6B2 #B246D6
tetradic
#D6B246 #46D66A #466AD6 #D646B2
square
#D6B246 #46D66A #466AD6 #D646B2
split-complementary
#D6B246 #46B2D6 #6A46D6
monochromatic
#846B1D #B69328 #D6B246 #E1C778 #ECDCAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#D6B246 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.32
#D6B246 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6B246
10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6B246 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6B246 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.32 | 10.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B039
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7A49B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6b246; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 178, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.131 90.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c87f',
500: '#d6b246',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6b246; $custom-light: #e6c87f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6b246",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 178,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 63.717,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77578,
"c": 0.13093,
"h": 90.4
},
"luminance": 0.46579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6B246
secondary
#9EADDA
accent
#6AE741
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C