#D0BB5A

Closest named color: Dark Khaki (#BDB76B). oklch(79.1% 0.12 97.3), rgb(208, 187, 90).

Black text reads best on this color (10.93:1).

About this color

#D0BB5A is a light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.120 and its hue 97°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.93:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	light (79%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.120)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Khaki (#BDB76B)
Black text	10.93:1
White text	1.91:1

Values

HEX	#D0BB5A
RGB	rgb(208, 187, 90)
HSL	hsl(49, 56%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(79.1% 0.12 97.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #D0BB5A	1.91:1	Fails	Lc -40.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #D0BB5A	10.93:1	AAA	Lc 67.3	Content text, not long reading
#D0BB5A text on white	1.91:1	Fails	Lc 36.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#D0BB5A text on black	10.93:1	AAA	Lc -65.8	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F8F6EA

oklch(97.1% 0.016 99)
Step 100
100

#F0EAD1

oklch(93.5% 0.034 95.9)
Step 200
200

#E5DAA8

oklch(88.5% 0.066 97.1)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#D0BB5A

oklch(79.1% 0.12 97.3)
Step 400
400

#BAA000

oklch(70.7% 0.146 97.5)
Step 500
500

#A08900

oklch(63.2% 0.13 97.2)
Step 600
600

#867300

oklch(55.7% 0.115 97.6)
Step 700
700

#716000

oklch(49.1% 0.101 97)
Step 800
800

#5D4E00

oklch(42.6% 0.088 96.3)
Step 900
900

#4D4100

oklch(37.6% 0.078 97.3)
Step 950
950

#2E2600

oklch(27% 0.056 97.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#D0BB5A with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#CBB750	0.015
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#D1BE5E	0.008
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#DFAFA5	0.109
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BBBBBB	0.120