#D7BE59#D7BE59
#D7BE59 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.520; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.124 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D7BE59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(215, 190, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 61%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 59%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 58.6%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.28, -3.22, 53.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.28, 53.35, 93.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.31% -0.012 0.1234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.31% 0.124 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2429, 51.9975, 16.9446) |
| Luminance | 0.5200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.05
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.45
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.99
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.04
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 6.07
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D7BE59 #5972D7
analogous
#D77F59 #D7BE59 #B1D759
triadic
#D7BE59 #59D7BE #BE59D7
tetradic
#D7BE59 #59D77F #5972D7 #D759B1
square
#D7BE59 #59D77F #5972D7 #D759B1
split-complementary
#D7BE59 #59B1D7 #7F59D7
monochromatic
#927C23 #C4A62F #D7BE59 #E3D18A #EFE5BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#D7BE59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.40
#D7BE59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D7BE59
11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D7BE59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D7BE59 | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.40 | 11.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBA4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C25E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d7be59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(215, 190, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.124 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6d18b',
500: '#d7be59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d7be59; $custom-light: #e6d18b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d7be59",
"rgb": {
"r": 215,
"g": 190,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.095,
"s": 61.165,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80307,
"c": 0.12402,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.51995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D7BE59
secondary
#3D4F98
accent
#63E444
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F