#D7C162#D7C162
#D7C162 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.118 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D7C162 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(215, 193, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 59%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 54%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 54.4%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.15, -4.09, 50.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.15, 50.20, 94.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.03% -0.0135 0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.03% 0.118 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3007, 53.4709, 19.2769) |
| Luminance | 0.5347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.04
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.36
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.36
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.36
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D7C162 #6278D7
analogous
#D78762 #D7C162 #B3D762
triadic
#D7C162 #62D7C1 #C162D7
tetradic
#D7C162 #62D787 #6278D7 #D762B3
square
#D7C162 #62D787 #6278D7 #D762B3
split-complementary
#D7C162 #62B3D7 #8762D7
monochromatic
#988327 #C9AD33 #D7C162 #E3D493 #F0E8C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#D7C162 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.69
#D7C162 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D7C162
11.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D7C162 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D7C162 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.69 | 11.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BD59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C466
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6B5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d7c162; /* rgb */ color: rgb(215, 193, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.118 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6d391',
500: '#d7c162',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d7c162; $custom-light: #e6d391; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d7c162",
"rgb": {
"r": 215,
"g": 193,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.718,
"s": 59.391,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81029,
"c": 0.11825,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.53469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D7C162
secondary
#41529D
accent
#3EC71E
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#84837F