Lithocarpus luteus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae.

The specific epithet luteus means 'golden yellow', referring to the acorn's indumentum.

[2] Lithocarpus luteus grows as a tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 100 cm (40 in) and buttresses measuring up to 2 metres (7 ft) high.

The reddish brown bark is fissured to scaly and lenticellate.

The brown acorns are ovoid to roundish, covered in golden yellow hairs, and measure up to 2.5 cm (1 in) across.