#D9BF5E#D9BF5E
#D9BF5E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.121 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9BF5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 191, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 57%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 56.7%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.77, -2.54, 51.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.77, 51.59, 92.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.76% -0.0095 0.1203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.76% 0.121 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2684, 52.8238, 18.1884) |
| Luminance | 0.5282 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.46
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.77
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.93
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.31
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9BF5E #5E78D9
analogous
#D9815E #D9BF5E #B5D95E
triadic
#D9BF5E #5ED9BF #BF5ED9
tetradic
#D9BF5E #5ED981 #5E78D9 #D95EB5
square
#D9BF5E #5ED981 #5E78D9 #D95EB5
split-complementary
#D9BF5E #5EB5D9 #815ED9
monochromatic
#998024 #CAA930 #D9BF5E #E5D390 #F0E6C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#D9BF5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.56
#D9BF5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9BF5E
11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9BF5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9BF5E | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.56 | 11.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BC55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C462
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9bf5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 191, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.121 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7d28e',
500: '#d9bf5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9bf5e; $custom-light: #e7d28e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9bf5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 191,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.317,
"s": 61.809,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80755,
"c": 0.12064,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.52821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9BF5E
secondary
#3E529D
accent
#41CA1C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F