#D09C53#D09C53
#D09C53 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.110 H 73.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D09C53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(208, 156, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 57%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 60.1%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.88, 11.45, 45.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.88, 46.57, 75.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.74% 0.0305 0.1054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.74% 0.11 73.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4644, 37.8142, 13.4022) |
| Luminance | 0.3781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.67
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.33
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.71
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.76
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.64
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D09C53 #5387D0
analogous
#D05E53 #D09C53 #C6D053
triadic
#D09C53 #53D09C #9C53D0
tetradic
#D09C53 #53D05E #5387D0 #D053C6
square
#D09C53 #53D05E #5387D0 #D053C6
split-complementary
#D09C53 #53C6D0 #5E53D0
monochromatic
#845C24 #B47E31 #D09C53 #DDB883 #EAD3B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#D09C53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#D09C53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D09C53
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D09C53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D09C53 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9E4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E18F8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d09c53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(208, 156, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.110 73.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2b985',
500: '#d09c53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d09c53; $custom-light: #e2b985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d09c53",
"rgb": {
"r": 208,
"g": 156,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.04,
"s": 57.078,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72736,
"c": 0.1097,
"h": 73.9
},
"luminance": 0.37811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D09C53
secondary
#A6BBD9
accent
#87E047
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16110B
muted
#84807C