#D9CA6C#D9CA6C
#D9CA6C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.581; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.117 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9CA6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 202, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 59%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 50.2%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.78, -7.06, 48.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.78, 48.91, 98.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.19% -0.021 0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.19% 0.117 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.4441, 58.0773, 22.6320) |
| Luminance | 0.5807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.19
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.65
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.04
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.42
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.46
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9CA6C #6C7BD9
analogous
#D9936C #D9CA6C #B1D96C
triadic
#D9CA6C #6CD9CA #CA6CD9
tetradic
#D9CA6C #6CD993 #6C7BD9 #D96CB1
square
#D9CA6C #6CD993 #6C7BD9 #D96CB1
split-complementary
#D9CA6C #6CB1D9 #936CD9
monochromatic
#A1912A #CCB83B #D9CA6C #E6DC9D #F2EDCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#D9CA6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.62
#D9CA6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9CA6C
12.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9CA6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9CA6C | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.62 | 12.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C564
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECB70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7BEB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9ca6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 202, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.117 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7d998',
500: '#d9ca6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9ca6c; $custom-light: #e7d998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9ca6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 202,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.743,
"s": 58.919,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8319,
"c": 0.11672,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.58075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9CA6C
secondary
#4552A5
accent
#36C71F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#84837F