#D9CA51#D9CA51
#D9CA51 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.576; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.141 H 102.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9CA51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 202, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 64%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 63%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 62.7%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.51, -9.10, 60.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.51, 61.10, 98.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.89% -0.0299 0.1376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.89% 0.141 102.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2230, 57.5889, 16.2006) |
| Luminance | 0.5759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.46
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.84
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.93
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.23
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.27
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9CA51 #5160D9
analogous
#D98651 #D9CA51 #A4D951
triadic
#D9CA51 #51D9CA #CA51D9
tetradic
#D9CA51 #51D986 #5160D9 #D951A4
square
#D9CA51 #51D986 #5160D9 #D951A4
split-complementary
#D9CA51 #51A4D9 #8651D9
monochromatic
#90841F #C2B22A #D9CA51 #E4D983 #EFE9B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#D9CA51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.52
#D9CA51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9CA51
12.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9CA51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9CA51 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.52 | 12.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC443
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CB58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9BDB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9ca51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 202, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.141 102.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d987',
500: '#d9ca51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9ca51; $custom-light: #e8d987; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9ca51",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 202,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.382,
"s": 64.151,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82886,
"c": 0.14081,
"h": 102.3
},
"luminance": 0.57587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9CA51
secondary
#394395
accent
#53E741
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF3
border
#D6D4CD
text
#16140C
muted
#85837F