#D4AA3B#D4AA3B
#D4AA3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.134 H 87.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4AA3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 170, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 64%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 72%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 72.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.60, 4.21, 60.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.60, 60.29, 85.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.68% 0.006 0.1335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.68% 0.134 87.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3180, 43.0650, 10.2203) |
| Luminance | 0.4306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.23
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.58
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.79
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.34
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.77
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4AA3B #3B65D4
analogous
#D45D3B #D4AA3B #B2D43B
triadic
#D4AA3B #3BD4AA #AA3BD4
tetradic
#D4AA3B #3BD45D #3B65D4 #D43BB2
square
#D4AA3B #3BD45D #3B65D4 #D43BB2
split-complementary
#D4AA3B #3BB2D4 #5D3BD4
monochromatic
#7A601B #AC8726 #D4AA3B #DFC06D #EAD69F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#D4AA3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#D4AA3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4AA3B
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4AA3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4AA3B | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA92B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B440
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E69B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4aa3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 170, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.134 87.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c378',
500: '#d4aa3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4aa3b; $custom-light: #e5c378; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4aa3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 170,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.529,
"s": 64.017,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75676,
"c": 0.13368,
"h": 87.4
},
"luminance": 0.43062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4AA3B
secondary
#94A7D6
accent
#6EE741
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF7EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#161209
muted
#84817B