#D6C669#D6C669
#D6C669 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.557; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.116 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6C669 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 198, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 57%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 51%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 50.9%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.45, -6.50, 48.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.45, 48.62, 97.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.06% -0.0196 0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.06% 0.116 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4770, 55.7061, 21.4553) |
| Luminance | 0.5570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.18
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.39
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.78
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.76
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.90
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6C669 #6979D6
analogous
#D69069 #D6C669 #AFD669
triadic
#D6C669 #69D6C6 #C669D6
tetradic
#D6C669 #69D690 #6979D6 #D669AF
square
#D6C669 #69D690 #6979D6 #D669AF
split-complementary
#D6C669 #69AFD6 #9069D6
monochromatic
#9A8A2A #C9B439 #D6C669 #E3D899 #F0EBC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#D6C669 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.14
#D6C669 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6C669
12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6C669 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6C669 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.14 | 12.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C161
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC86D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4BAB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6c669; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 198, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.116 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5d796',
500: '#d6c669',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6c669; $custom-light: #e5d796; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6c669",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 198,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.193,
"s": 57.068,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82058,
"c": 0.1158,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.55704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6C669
secondary
#44529F
accent
#39C521
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#16140D
muted
#84837F