#D6C76E#D6C76E
#D6C76E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.112 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6C76E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 199, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 56%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 49%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 48.6%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.77, -6.57, 46.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.77, 46.60, 98.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.33% -0.0192 0.1101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.33% 0.112 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9709, 56.2706, 22.9252) |
| Luminance | 0.5627 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.05
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.34
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.57
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.48
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 7.04
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6C76E #6E7DD6
analogous
#D6936E #D6C76E #B1D66E
triadic
#D6C76E #6ED6C7 #C76ED6
tetradic
#D6C76E #6ED693 #6E7DD6 #D66EB1
square
#D6C76E #6ED693 #6E7DD6 #D66EB1
split-complementary
#D6C76E #6EB1D6 #936ED6
monochromatic
#9D8D2C #C9B53E #D6C76E #E3D99E #F1ECCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#D6C76E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.25
#D6C76E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6C76E
12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6C76E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6C76E | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.25 | 12.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C266
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC872
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4BCB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6c76e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 199, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.112 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4d799',
500: '#d6c76e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6c76e; $custom-light: #e4d799; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6c76e",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 199,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.346,
"s": 55.914,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82332,
"c": 0.11172,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.56269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6C76E
secondary
#4754A2
accent
#39C322
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#84837F