#D6BC5E#D6BC5E
#D6BC5E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.118 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6BC5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 188, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 59%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 56%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 56.1%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.72, -2.23, 50.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.72, 50.29, 92.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.86% -0.0085 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.86% 0.118 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7370, 51.0730, 17.9311) |
| Luminance | 0.5107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.89
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.95
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.62
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.74
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.70
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6BC5E #5E78D6
analogous
#D6805E #D6BC5E #B4D65E
triadic
#D6BC5E #5ED6BC #BC5ED6
tetradic
#D6BC5E #5ED680 #5E78D6 #D65EB4
square
#D6BC5E #5ED680 #5E78D6 #D65EB4
split-complementary
#D6BC5E #5EB4D6 #805ED6
monochromatic
#947C26 #C5A532 #D6BC5E #E2D08F #EFE5C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#D6BC5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.21
#D6BC5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6BC5E
11.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6BC5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6BC5E | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.21 | 11.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB955
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C162
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5B0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6bc5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 188, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.118 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5cf8e',
500: '#d6bc5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6bc5e; $custom-light: #e5cf8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6bc5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 188,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47,
"s": 59.406,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79863,
"c": 0.11785,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.51071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6BC5E
secondary
#3F5399
accent
#43C71E
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16130C
muted
#84837F