#D6B446#D6B446
#D6B446 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.132 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6B446 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 180, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 67.3%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.43, 0.36, 58.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.43, 58.56, 89.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.98% -0.0039 0.1321) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.98% 0.132 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1606, 47.3834, 12.5604) |
| Luminance | 0.4738 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.69
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.24
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.47
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.63
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.08
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6B446 #4668D6
analogous
#D66C46 #D6B446 #B0D646
triadic
#D6B446 #46D6B4 #B446D6
tetradic
#D6B446 #46D66C #4668D6 #D646B0
square
#D6B446 #46D66C #4668D6 #D646B0
split-complementary
#D6B446 #46B0D6 #6C46D6
monochromatic
#846C1D #B69528 #D6B446 #E1C878 #ECDDAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#D6B446 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.48
#D6B446 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6B446
10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6B446 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6B446 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.48 | 10.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B138
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7A69D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6b446; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 180, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.132 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6ca7f',
500: '#d6b446',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6b446; $custom-light: #e6ca7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6b446",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 180,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.833,
"s": 63.717,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77983,
"c": 0.13213,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.47381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6B446
secondary
#9EACDA
accent
#68E741
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C