#D6B85D#D6B85D
#D6B85D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.116 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6B85D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 184, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 60%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 57%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 56.5%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.68, -0.21, 49.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.68, 49.51, 90.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.04% -0.0027 0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.04% 0.116 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8498, 49.3698, 17.4154) |
| Luminance | 0.4937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.67
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.50
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.78
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.37
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.05
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6B85D #5D7BD6
analogous
#D67B5D #D6B85D #B7D65D
triadic
#D6B85D #5DD6B8 #B85DD6
tetradic
#D6B85D #5DD67B #5D7BD6 #D65DB7
square
#D6B85D #5DD67B #5D7BD6 #D65DB7
split-complementary
#D6B85D #5DB7D6 #7B5DD6
monochromatic
#937825 #C4A032 #D6B85D #E2CD8E #EFE3BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#D6B85D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.87
#D6B85D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6B85D
10.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6B85D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6B85D | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.87 | 10.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B554
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BE61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6ABA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6b85d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 184, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.116 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5cd8d',
500: '#d6b85d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6b85d; $custom-light: #e5cd8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6b85d",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 184,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.124,
"s": 59.606,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79036,
"c": 0.11588,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.49367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6B85D
secondary
#B0BCDF
accent
#48C71E
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D