Is Brick yellow an official BrickColor?

BrickColor ID 5 uses RGB 215, 197, 154 from the public BrickColor table. HEX #D7C59A is a calculated sRGB encoding of that RGB.

BrickColor 5

Brick yellow

Official RGB 215, 197, 154. HEX, HSL, and OKLCH below are calculated conversions.

Open color page

Brick yellow (BrickColor 5)

#D7C59A

Accessibility

AAA

12.34:1

Vs white / black

1.7:1 · 12.34:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#d7c59a

RGB

rgb(215, 197, 154)

RGBA

rgba(215, 197, 154, 1)

HSL

hsl(42, 43%, 72%)

HSLA

hsla(42, 43%, 72%, 1)

HSV

hsv(42, 28%, 84%)

LAB

lab(80.02% -0.21 23.91)

LCH

lch(80.02% 23.91 90.5)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8277 0.0021 0.0605)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8277 0.0605 88.01)

XYZ

xyz(53.82, 56.71, 38.68)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 16%)

CSS

color: #d7c59a;

CSS variable

--color-d7c59a: #d7c59a;

SCSS

$color-d7c59a: #d7c59a;

JavaScript

const color = "#d7c59a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#d7c59a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#d7c59a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#d7c59a", "rgb": { "r": 215, "g": 197, "b": 154 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8277 0.0605 88.01)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --brick-yellow-(brickcolor-5)-1: #d7c59a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

orange-200

Very different · ΔE 8.69 · #FED7AA

Nearest CSS named color

Tan

Very different · ΔE 6.11 · #D2B48C

Nearest Material color

orange-100

Very different · ΔE 8.08 · #FFE0B2

Nearest Bootstrap color

warning

Very different · ΔE 17.8 · #FFC107

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff4da 100f3e7ca 200e1d3b2 300ccbc97 400b1a076 50095845c 6007d6f4b 70064583a 8004d432a 900362e1b 950201a09

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fcfaf7 f8f5ee f5f1e6 f2ecdd eee7d5 ebe2cd e8ddc4 e4d8bc e1d4b3 decfab dacaa2 d7c59a c5b58d b3a480 a19474 8f8367 7d735a 6c634d 5a5240 484233 363127 24211a 12100d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fcfaf7 f8f5ee f5f1e6 f2ecdd eee7d5 ebe2cd e8ddc4 e4d8bc e1d4b3 decfab dacaa2

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

c5b58d b3a480 a19474 8f8367 7d735a 6c634d 5a5240 484233 363127 24211a 12100d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

d0bf98 c9ba96 c1b494 baae91 b3a88f aca38d a49d8b 9d9789 969187 8f8c84 878682

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#D7C59AStop 1 #99ABD6Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#D6A599Stop 1 #D7C59AStop 2 #CAD699Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#D7C59AStop 1 #99D6C4Stop 2 #C499D6Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#D7C59AStop 1 #99CAD6Stop 2 #A599D6Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#493C1DStop 1 #806933Stop 2 #B69549Stop 3 #CCB57FStop 4 #E2D5B6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #d7c59a works

Brick yellow (BrickColor 5) (#d7c59a) sits in the blue family at about 42° hue, 43% saturation, and 72% lightness. Contrast is 1.7:1 on white and 12.34:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: orange-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #d7c59a as small body text on white — 1.7:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Where #d7c59a works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #d7c59a as small body text on white — 1.7:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.