#D9B63C#D9B63C
#D9B63C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.141 H 92.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9B63C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 182, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 67%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 72%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 72.4%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.16, 0.08, 63.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.16, 63.44, 89.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.6% -0.006 0.1405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.6% 0.141 92.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1613, 48.5366, 11.2112) |
| Luminance | 0.4853 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 1.56
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 2.98
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.43
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.86
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.17
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9B63C #3C5FD9
analogous
#D9683C #D9B63C #AED93C
triadic
#D9B63C #3CD9B6 #B63CD9
tetradic
#D9B63C #3CD968 #3C5FD9 #D93CAE
square
#D9B63C #3CD968 #3C5FD9 #D93CAE
split-complementary
#D9B63C #3CAED9 #683CD9
monochromatic
#816A19 #B59423 #D9B63C #E3C96F #EDDCA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#D9B63C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.71
#D9B63C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9B63C
10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9B63C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9B63C | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.71 | 10.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB329
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BD43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBA79E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9b63c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 182, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.141 92.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cb79',
500: '#d9b63c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9b63c; $custom-light: #e9cb79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9b63c",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 182,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.624,
"s": 67.382,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.786,
"c": 0.14065,
"h": 92.5
},
"luminance": 0.48534
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9B63C
secondary
#97A6DA
accent
#64EA3E
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#17130A
muted
#85827C