#D6CD5A#D6CD5A
#D6CD5A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.136 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6CD5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 205, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 60%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 58%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 57.9%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.13, -11.26, 57.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.13, 58.20, 101.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.34% -0.0349 0.1318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.34% 0.136 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4100, 58.6987, 18.2928) |
| Luminance | 0.5870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.75
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.58
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.84
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.97
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 6.06
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6CD5A #5A63D6
analogous
#D68F5A #D6CD5A #A1D65A
triadic
#D6CD5A #5AD6CD #CD5AD6
tetradic
#D6CD5A #5AD68F #5A63D6 #D65AA1
square
#D6CD5A #5AD68F #5A63D6 #D65AA1
split-complementary
#D6CD5A #5AA1D6 #8F5AD6
monochromatic
#918A24 #C2B830 #D6CD5A #E2DC8B #EEEBBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#D6CD5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.74
#D6CD5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6CD5A
12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6CD5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6CD5A | 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)
#DDC64E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CC60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4C1B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6cd5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 205, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.136 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5dc8d',
500: '#d6cd5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6cd5a; $custom-light: #e5dc8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6cd5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 205,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.645,
"s": 60.194,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83341,
"c": 0.13635,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.58697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6CD5A
secondary
#3D4497
accent
#50E344
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16150C
muted
#84847F