#D9D86C#D9D86C
#D9D86C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.131 H 108.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9D86C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 216, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 59%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 50.2%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.46, -14.14, 52.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.46, 54.63, 105.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.11% -0.0413 0.1244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.11% 0.131 108.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8792, 64.9476, 23.7770) |
| Luminance | 0.6495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.45
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.06
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.29
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 6.71
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9D86C #6C6DD9
analogous
#D9A16C #D9D86C #A3D96C
triadic
#D9D86C #6CD9D8 #D86CD9
tetradic
#D9D86C #6CD9A1 #6C6DD9 #D96CA3
square
#D9D86C #6CD9A1 #6C6DD9 #D96CA3
split-complementary
#D9D86C #6CA3D9 #A16CD9
monochromatic
#A1A02A #CCCB3B #D9D86C #E6E59D #F2F2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#D9D86C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#D9D86C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9D86C
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9D86C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9D86C | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D162
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D571
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6CCBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9d86c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 216, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.131 108.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7e399',
500: '#d9d86c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9d86c; $custom-light: #e7e399; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9d86c",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 216,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.45,
"s": 58.919,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8611,
"c": 0.13105,
"h": 108.4
},
"luminance": 0.64946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9D86C
secondary
#4545A5
accent
#20C71F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#16150E
muted
#84847F