#D9CE6A#D9CE6A
#D9CE6A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.123 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9CE6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 206, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 59%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 51%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 51.2%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, -9.28, 50.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 51.41, 100.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.99% -0.0276 0.1194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.99% 0.123 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2896, 59.9367, 22.3947) |
| Luminance | 0.5994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.55
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.76
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.23
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.61
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.84
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9CE6A #6A75D9
analogous
#D9966A #D9CE6A #ACD96A
triadic
#D9CE6A #6AD9CE #CE6AD9
tetradic
#D9CE6A #6AD996 #6A75D9 #D96AAC
square
#D9CE6A #6AD996 #6A75D9 #D96AAC
split-complementary
#D9CE6A #6AACD9 #966AD9
monochromatic
#A09429 #CDBE39 #D9CE6A #E5DE9B #F2EECC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#D9CE6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#D9CE6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9CE6A
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9CE6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9CE6A | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC861
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9ce6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 206, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.123 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7dc97',
500: '#d9ce6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9ce6a; $custom-light: #e7dc97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9ce6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 206,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.054,
"s": 59.358,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83993,
"c": 0.12255,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.59935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9CE6A
secondary
#444DA4
accent
#2FC71E
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#16150E
muted
#84847F