#D6B85E#D6B85E
#D6B85E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.115 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6B85E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 184, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 59%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 56%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 56.1%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.69, -0.13, 49.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.69, 49.04, 90.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.05% -0.0024 0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.05% 0.115 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8944, 49.3876, 17.6502) |
| Luminance | 0.4939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.58
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.36
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.74
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.50
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.96
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6B85E #5E7CD6
analogous
#D67C5E #D6B85E #B8D65E
triadic
#D6B85E #5ED6B8 #B85ED6
tetradic
#D6B85E #5ED67C #5E7CD6 #D65EB8
square
#D6B85E #5ED67C #5E7CD6 #D65EB8
split-complementary
#D6B85E #5EB8D6 #7C5ED6
monochromatic
#947826 #C5A032 #D6B85E #E2CE8F #EFE3C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#D6B85E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.88
#D6B85E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6B85E
10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6B85E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6B85E | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.88 | 10.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B656
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6ACA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6b85e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 184, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.115 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5cd8e',
500: '#d6b85e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6b85e; $custom-light: #e5cd8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6b85e",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 184,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 59.406,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79049,
"c": 0.11497,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.49385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6B85E
secondary
#B1BCDF
accent
#49C71E
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D