#D6B44E#D6B44E
#D6B44E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.126 H 90.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6B44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 180, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 62%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 64%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 63.6%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.50, 0.84, 55.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.50, 55.15, 89.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.06% -0.0015 0.1261) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.06% 0.126 90.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4302, 47.4912, 13.9801) |
| Luminance | 0.4749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.59
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.19
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.19
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.63
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6B44E #4E70D6
analogous
#D6704E #D6B44E #B4D64E
triadic
#D6B44E #4ED6B4 #B44ED6
tetradic
#D6B44E #4ED670 #4E70D6 #D64EB4
square
#D6B44E #4ED670 #4E70D6 #D64EB4
split-complementary
#D6B44E #4EB4D6 #704ED6
monochromatic
#8A6F20 #BB972B #D6B44E #E2C980 #EDDEB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#D6B44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#D6B44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6B44E
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6B44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6B44E | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B243
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7A69E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6b44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 180, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.126 90.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6ca84',
500: '#d6b44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6b44e; $custom-light: #e6ca84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6b44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 180,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 62.385,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78059,
"c": 0.12606,
"h": 90.7
},
"luminance": 0.47489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6B44E
secondary
#A4B2DB
accent
#6BE542
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C