#D8CB61#D8CB61
#D8CB61 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.582; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.128 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D8CB61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 203, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 60%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 55.1%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.84, -8.89, 53.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.84, 54.37, 99.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.17% -0.0274 0.1252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.17% 0.128 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.8342, 58.1757, 19.8056) |
| Luminance | 0.5817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.67
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.04
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.13
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 6.51
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.54
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D8CB61 #616ED8
analogous
#D89061 #D8CB61 #AAD861
triadic
#D8CB61 #61D8CB #CB61D8
tetradic
#D8CB61 #61D890 #616ED8 #D861AA
square
#D8CB61 #61D890 #616ED8 #D861AA
split-complementary
#D8CB61 #61AAD8 #9061D8
monochromatic
#998C26 #CAB932 #D8CB61 #E4DB92 #F0EBC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#D8CB61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.63
#D8CB61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D8CB61
12.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D8CB61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D8CB61 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.63 | 12.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC557
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCB66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6BFB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d8cb61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 203, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.128 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6da91',
500: '#d8cb61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d8cb61; $custom-light: #e6da91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d8cb61",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 203,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.445,
"s": 60.406,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83173,
"c": 0.12814,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.58174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D8CB61
secondary
#404A9D
accent
#30C81D
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#84837F