#D6CD45#D6CD45
#D6CD45 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.152 H 105.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6CD45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 205, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 64%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 68%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 67.8%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.96, -12.57, 65.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.96, 66.86, 100.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.15% -0.0408 0.1469) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.15% 0.152 105.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6390, 58.3903, 14.2321) |
| Luminance | 0.5839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 3.57
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.02
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.13
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.41
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.55
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6CD45 #454ED6
analogous
#D68445 #D6CD45 #96D645
triadic
#D6CD45 #45D6CD #CD45D6
tetradic
#D6CD45 #45D684 #454ED6 #D64596
square
#D6CD45 #45D684 #454ED6 #D64596
split-complementary
#D6CD45 #4596D6 #8445D6
monochromatic
#847D1D #B6AD28 #D6CD45 #E1DA77 #ECE8A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#D6CD45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#D6CD45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6CD45
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6CD45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6CD45 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC631
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CC4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5C0B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6cd45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 205, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.152 105.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6dc80',
500: '#d6cd45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6cd45; $custom-light: #e6dc80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6cd45",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 205,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.276,
"s": 63.877,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8315,
"c": 0.15249,
"h": 105.5
},
"luminance": 0.58388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6CD45
secondary
#353A8A
accent
#4BE741
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#16150B
muted
#85847E