#D4B75DLuxurious (#D4B75D) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.115. 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 | #D4B75D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 183, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 58%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 56%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 56%, 17%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.2 -0.5 48.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.786 0.115 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Luxurious 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.
#dab253 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dab759 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d4b75d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d4b85f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Luxurious 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 1.96:1 and against black 10.73:1, 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.
#fff1c9 · #d4b75d · #bba04a · #937a2a · #6c5703 · #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.
#d3eaa8 · #d3d181 · #d4b75d · #cd9d55 · #c08554 · #af7055
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.
#d4b75d · #85a484 · #917a2f · #316f31 · #544200 · #153215
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.
#e5ddc4 · #d4b75d · #a5966a · #44549a · #443812 · #251e06
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef1fd · #d4b75d · #a29d8e · #5c5f66 · #2c2717 · #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 · #989dac · #1f2436 · #020412 · #d4b75d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ccdfbd · #d4b75d · #7eb07f · #8337e1 · #293760 · #1b051b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edf1ff · #d4b75d · #68a4d1 · #6b4d94 · #002a44 · #03000c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d9f8ff · #d4b75d · #4eadbe · #83447c · #400e3c · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dafaf3 · #d4b75d · #53b0a1 · #48599f · #4a0823 · #01000e
#DBC174 · #E2CC8A · #E8D6A0 · #EFE0B4 · #F6EBC9
#AF9543 · #8C7429 · #6A550C · #483800 · #281E00
#CEB875 · #C9B989 · #C3B99C
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.