#D6C310

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#d6c310 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(214, 195, 16), HSL(54°, 86%, 45%), CMYK(0%, 9%, 93%, 16%). Closest named color: goldenrod. Contrast is 1.8:1 on white and 11.67:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#d6c310
RGBrgb(214 195 16)
RGB (legacy)rgb(214, 195, 16)
RGB %rgb(84% 76% 6%)
HSLhsl(54 86% 45%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54, 93%, 84%)
HWBhwb(54 6% 16%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 93%, 16%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(78.53 -4.65 76.79)
LCHlch(78.53 76.93 93.47)
OKLaboklab(0.808 -0.0354 0.1632)
OKLCHoklch(0.808 0.167 102.23)
Decimal14074640

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorgoldenrod ΔE 7.8
Closest web-safe color#cccc00
Hue54°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)86% / 93%
Lightness (HSL)45%
Brightness or Value (HSV)84%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)71% / 73%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5336
Red / Green / Blue214 / 195 / 16

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.80:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
11.67:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 33.2 / -69.5 · As background with white / black text: Lc -37.2 / 70.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #d6c310;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(80.8% 0.167 102.23);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(214 195 16 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#d6c310] text-[#d6c310] border-[#d6c310]">