#D7CB70

Closest named color: Sand (#E2CA76). oklch(83.3% 0.114 101.8), rgb(215, 203, 112).

Black text reads best on this color (12.66:1).

About this color

#D7CB70 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 83%, its chroma 0.114 and its hue 102°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sand (#E2CA76), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.66:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	light (83%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.114)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Sand (#E2CA76)
Black text	12.66:1
White text	1.65:1

Values

HEX	#D7CB70
RGB	rgb(215, 203, 112)
HSL	hsl(53, 56%, 64%)
OKLCH	oklch(83.3% 0.114 101.8)

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 #D7CB70	1.65:1	Fails	Lc -32.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #D7CB70	12.66:1	AAA	Lc 74.8	Content text, not long reading
#D7CB70 text on white	1.65:1	Fails	Lc 29.0	Dividers and decoration only
#D7CB70 text on black	12.66:1	AAA	Lc -73.9	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

#F7F6EB

oklch(97.1% 0.015 102.5)
Step 100
100

#EEEBD2

oklch(93.6% 0.033 101.4)
Step 200
200

#E1DBAB

oklch(88.4% 0.063 101.6)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#D7CB70

oklch(83.3% 0.114 101.8)
Step 400
400

#B4A300

oklch(70.8% 0.148 101.9)
Step 500
500

#9A8B00

oklch(63% 0.132 101.8)
Step 600
600

#827500

oklch(55.7% 0.116 101.7)
Step 700
700

#6D6200

oklch(49.1% 0.103 101.8)
Step 800
800

#595000

oklch(42.7% 0.089 102)
Step 900
900

#4A4200

oklch(37.6% 0.079 101.6)
Step 950
950

#2C2700

oklch(27% 0.057 102.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#D7CB70 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)	#DAC668	0.013
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#DDCB74	0.010
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E4C0B6	0.104
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C9C9C9	0.114