#D7C55E#D7C55E
#D7C55E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.125 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D7C55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(215, 197, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 60%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 56%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 56.3%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.15, -6.47, 53.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.15, 53.46, 96.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.81% -0.0208 0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.81% 0.125 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0128, 55.1897, 18.6058) |
| Luminance | 0.5519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.86
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.58
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.11
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.20
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.30
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D7C55E #5E70D7
analogous
#D7885E #D7C55E #ADD75E
triadic
#D7C55E #5ED7C5 #C55ED7
tetradic
#D7C55E #5ED788 #5E70D7 #D75EAD
square
#D7C55E #5ED788 #5E70D7 #D75EAD
split-complementary
#D7C55E #5EADD7 #885ED7
monochromatic
#958525 #C6B031 #D7C55E #E3D78F #EFE8C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#D7C55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.04
#D7C55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D7C55E
12.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D7C55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D7C55E | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.04 | 12.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C054
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC763
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6B9AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d7c55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(215, 197, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.125 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6d68f',
500: '#d7c55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d7c55e; $custom-light: #e6d68f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d7c55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 215,
"g": 197,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.074,
"s": 60.199,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81805,
"c": 0.12536,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.55188
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D7C55E
secondary
#3F4C9A
accent
#37C81E
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#84837F