#D7C659#D7C659
#D7C659 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.131 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D7C659 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(215, 198, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 61%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 58.6%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.36, -7.35, 55.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.36, 56.08, 97.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.96% -0.0239 0.1285) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.96% 0.131 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0234, 55.5585, 17.5381) |
| Luminance | 0.5556 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.55
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.62
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.72
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.80
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.87
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D7C659 #596AD7
analogous
#D78759 #D7C659 #A9D759
triadic
#D7C659 #59D7C6 #C659D7
tetradic
#D7C659 #59D787 #596AD7 #D759A9
square
#D7C659 #59D787 #596AD7 #D759A9
split-complementary
#D7C659 #59A9D7 #8759D7
monochromatic
#928323 #C4B02F #D7C659 #E3D78A #EFE8BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#D7C659 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.11
#D7C659 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D7C659
12.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D7C659 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D7C659 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.11 | 12.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C14E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC85E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6B9AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d7c659; /* rgb */ color: rgb(215, 198, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.131 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6d78c',
500: '#d7c659',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d7c659; $custom-light: #e6d78c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d7c659",
"rgb": {
"r": 215,
"g": 198,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.905,
"s": 61.165,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81957,
"c": 0.13067,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.55557
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D7C659
secondary
#3D4998
accent
#59E444
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F