#D8BD5A#D8BD5A
#D8BD5A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.517; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.123 H 94.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D8BD5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 189, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 62%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 58%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 58.3%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.12, -2.21, 52.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.12, 52.68, 92.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.21% -0.009 0.1222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.21% 0.123 94.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3640, 51.7346, 17.1092) |
| Luminance | 0.5173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.04
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.20
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.49
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.06
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 6.17
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D8BD5A #5A75D8
analogous
#D87E5A #D8BD5A #B4D85A
triadic
#D8BD5A #5AD8BD #BD5AD8
tetradic
#D8BD5A #5AD87E #5A75D8 #D85AB4
square
#D8BD5A #5AD87E #5A75D8 #D85AB4
split-complementary
#D8BD5A #5AB4D8 #7E5AD8
monochromatic
#957C23 #C6A62F #D8BD5A #E4D18B #EFE5BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#D8BD5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.35
#D8BD5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D8BD5A
11.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D8BD5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D8BD5A | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.35 | 11.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEBA50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C25E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8B0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d8bd5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 189, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.123 94.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7d08c',
500: '#d8bd5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d8bd5a; $custom-light: #e7d08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d8bd5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 189,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.143,
"s": 61.765,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80208,
"c": 0.12254,
"h": 94.2
},
"luminance": 0.51732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D8BD5A
secondary
#3D5199
accent
#66E543
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16130C
muted
#85837F