#D8BF4E#D8BF4E
#D8BF4E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.524; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.134 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D8BF4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 191, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 64%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 63.9%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.53, -4.06, 58.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.53, 58.61, 93.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.49% -0.0158 0.1331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.49% 0.134 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3270, 52.4129, 14.7774) |
| Luminance | 0.5241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.83
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.83
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.87
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.07
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.25
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D8BF4E #4E67D8
analogous
#D87A4E #D8BF4E #ACD84E
triadic
#D8BF4E #4ED8BF #BF4ED8
tetradic
#D8BF4E #4ED87A #4E67D8 #D84EAC
square
#D8BF4E #4ED87A #4E67D8 #D84EAC
split-complementary
#D8BF4E #4EACD8 #7A4ED8
monochromatic
#8D791F #BFA42A #D8BF4E #E3D180 #EEE3B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#D8BF4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.48
#D8BF4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D8BF4E
11.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D8BF4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D8BF4E | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.48 | 11.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BB41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C354
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8B1A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d8bf4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 191, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.134 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7d284',
500: '#d8bf4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d8bf4e; $custom-light: #e7d284; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d8bf4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 191,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.13,
"s": 63.889,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80492,
"c": 0.134,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.52411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D8BF4E
secondary
#384892
accent
#5FE741
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#16140B
muted
#85837E