#D4CB60Quince (#D4CB60) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 104°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.129. 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 | #D4CB60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 203, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 57%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 55%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 55%, 17%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.5 -10.6 53.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.828 0.129 104) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Quince shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dbc556 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dbcb5c — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d4cb60 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d4cc62 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Quince 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 1.68:1 and against black 12.51:1, 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.
#fef69a · #d4cb60 · #aea642 · #878021 · #625b00 · #3e3900
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.
#d1e599 · #d4cb60 · #d4af4e · #cd9548 · #c07c49 · #af674d
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.
#d4cb60 · #86b497 · #938c33 · #00804b · #585100 · #0b3f25
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.
#eeeccf · #d4cb60 · #aba772 · #5d56aa · #4a4619 · #2c290d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d4cb60 · #a8a9b6 · #797867 · #46474f · #1f1e0c · #010103
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.
#f0f1fc · #c7c8d5 · #9a9baa · #212133 · #030210 · #d4cb60
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cbe9cd · #d4cb60 · #8dc084 · #c93cec · #2d3e6c · #210611
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d4cb60 · #a7a7c2 · #4a79b3 · #602c76 · #001c40 · #040009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d4cb60 · #91b0bd · #1283a4 · #742258 · #3a0028 · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d4cb60 · #8fb2b1 · #008888 · #423889 · #3e000e · #02000f
#DAD277 · #E0DA8D · #E6E1A1 · #ECE9B5 · #F2F0C8
#AEA644 · #898227 · #676003 · #453F00 · #252200
#D1CB7B · #CECA91 · #CBC9A6
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.