#D6CD5C#D6CD5C
#D6CD5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.135 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6CD5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 205, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 60%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 57%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 57%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.14, -11.11, 56.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.14, 57.31, 101.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.36% -0.0342 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.36% 0.135 104.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4963, 58.7332, 18.7472) |
| Luminance | 0.5873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.83
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.81
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.87
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.99
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 6.05
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6CD5C #5C65D6
analogous
#D6905C #D6CD5C #A2D65C
triadic
#D6CD5C #5CD6CD #CD5CD6
tetradic
#D6CD5C #5CD690 #5C65D6 #D65CA2
square
#D6CD5C #5CD690 #5C65D6 #D65CA2
split-complementary
#D6CD5C #5CA2D6 #905CD6
monochromatic
#938B25 #C4B931 #D6CD5C #E2DC8D #EFEBBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#D6CD5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.75
#D6CD5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6CD5C
12.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6CD5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6CD5C | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.75 | 12.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC650
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CC62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4C1B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6cd5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 205, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.135 104.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5dc8e',
500: '#d6cd5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6cd5c; $custom-light: #e5dc8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6cd5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 205,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.574,
"s": 59.804,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83362,
"c": 0.13462,
"h": 104.7
},
"luminance": 0.58731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6CD5C
secondary
#3E4598
accent
#50E345
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16150D
muted
#84847F