#D6CD59#D6CD59
#D6CD59 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.137 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6CD59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 205, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 60%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 58%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 58.4%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.12, -11.33, 57.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.12, 58.64, 101.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.33% -0.0352 0.1326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.33% 0.137 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3678, 58.6818, 18.0701) |
| Luminance | 0.5868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.72
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.47
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.74
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.95
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.03
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6CD59 #5962D6
analogous
#D68F59 #D6CD59 #A1D659
triadic
#D6CD59 #59D6CD #CD59D6
tetradic
#D6CD59 #59D68F #5962D6 #D659A1
square
#D6CD59 #59D68F #5962D6 #D659A1
split-complementary
#D6CD59 #59A1D6 #8F59D6
monochromatic
#918924 #C2B730 #D6CD59 #E2DC8A #EEEBBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#D6CD59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.74
#D6CD59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6CD59
12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6CD59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6CD59 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.74 | 12.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC64C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CC5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4C1B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6cd59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 205, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.137 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5dc8c',
500: '#d6cd59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6cd59; $custom-light: #e5dc8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6cd59",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 205,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.68,
"s": 60.386,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8333,
"c": 0.1372,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.5868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6CD59
secondary
#3D4396
accent
#50E444
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16150C
muted
#84847F