#D9BE63#D9BE63
#D9BE63 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.115 H 93.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9BE63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 190, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 61%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 54%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 54.4%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.57, -1.62, 48.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.57, 48.93, 91.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.61% -0.0063 0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.61% 0.115 93.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2828, 52.4818, 19.3360) |
| Luminance | 0.5248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.23
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.06
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.38
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.12
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9BE63 #637ED9
analogous
#D98363 #D9BE63 #B9D963
triadic
#D9BE63 #63D9BE #BE63D9
tetradic
#D9BE63 #63D983 #637ED9 #D963B9
square
#D9BE63 #63D983 #637ED9 #D963B9
split-complementary
#D9BE63 #63B9D9 #8363D9
monochromatic
#9C8126 #CDA932 #D9BE63 #E5D394 #F1E7C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#D9BE63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.50
#D9BE63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9BE63
11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9BE63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9BE63 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBB5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C367
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9be63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 190, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.115 93.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7d192',
500: '#d9be63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9be63; $custom-light: #e7d192; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9be63",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 190,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.271,
"s": 60.825,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80613,
"c": 0.11528,
"h": 93.1
},
"luminance": 0.52479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9BE63
secondary
#4056A0
accent
#44C91D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F