#D6B956Gold Vein (#D6B956) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 93°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.123. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #D6B956 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 185, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 61%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 60%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 60%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.9 -1.3 53) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.792 0.123 93) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gold Vein shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dcb44c — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dcb952 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d6b956 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d6ba58 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Gold Vein in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.92:1 and against black 10.93:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff2c6 · #d6b956 · #bba042 · #937a20 · #6c5700 · #453600
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d1eba5 · #d2d37d · #d6b956 · #d09e4f · #c4864f · #b37052
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d6b956 · #84a685 · #937c28 · #2a7231 · #544400 · #123415
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e7dfc4 · #d6b956 · #a79868 · #46549f · #463a0f · #271f05
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef1fe · #d6b956 · #a49f8e · #5d5f68 · #2c2716 · #010104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eef1fd · #c5c9d6 · #989cab · #1f2335 · #020311 · #d6b956
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c6ddbd · #d6b956 · #88b07a · #a734ef · #2b365e · #1c0513
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4e3d9 · #d6b956 · #a799d8 · #3e596a · #2e3a59 · #0b1103
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#daf8ff · #d6b956 · #48afc3 · #87427d · #430b3d · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d8faf4 · #d6b956 · #4bb3a5 · #4a58a4 · #4c0422 · #01000f
#DCC36F · #E3CD86 · #E9D79C · #F0E1B2 · #F6EBC7
#B1973C · #8D7620 · #6B5600 · #483900 · #281E00
#D0BA71 · #CABB87 · #C5BB9B
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.