#D6C86E#D6C86E
#D6C86E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.113 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6C86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 200, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 56%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 49%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 48.6%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.03, -7.08, 46.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.03, 46.99, 98.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.54% -0.0207 0.1108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.54% 0.113 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2017, 56.7322, 23.0021) |
| Luminance | 0.5673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.29
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.27
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.65
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.17
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.84
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6C86E #6E7CD6
analogous
#D6946E #D6C86E #B0D66E
triadic
#D6C86E #6ED6C8 #C86ED6
tetradic
#D6C86E #6ED694 #6E7CD6 #D66EB0
square
#D6C86E #6ED694 #6E7CD6 #D66EB0
split-complementary
#D6C86E #6EB0D6 #946ED6
monochromatic
#9D8E2C #C9B63E #D6C86E #E3DA9E #F1ECCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#D6C86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#D6C86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6C86E
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6C86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6C86E | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C366
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC972
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4BDB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6c86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 200, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.113 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4d899',
500: '#d6c86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6c86e; $custom-light: #e4d899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6c86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 200,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.923,
"s": 55.914,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82539,
"c": 0.11267,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.5673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6C86E
secondary
#4753A2
accent
#38C322
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#84837F