#D4AA46#D4AA46
#D4AA46 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.126 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4AA46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 170, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 67%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, 4.79, 55.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 55.81, 85.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.77% 0.009 0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.77% 0.126 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6340, 43.1914, 11.8844) |
| Luminance | 0.4319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.89
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.17
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.86
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.96
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.11
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4AA46 #4670D4
analogous
#D46346 #D4AA46 #B7D446
triadic
#D4AA46 #46D4AA #AA46D4
tetradic
#D4AA46 #46D463 #4670D4 #D446B7
square
#D4AA46 #46D463 #4670D4 #D446B7
split-complementary
#D4AA46 #46B7D4 #6346D4
monochromatic
#81641E #B38A2A #D4AA46 #E0C178 #EBD8A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#D4AA46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#D4AA46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4AA46
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4AA46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4AA46 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA93A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B44A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E59C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4aa46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 170, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.126 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c37e',
500: '#d4aa46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4aa46; $custom-light: #e5c37e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4aa46",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 170,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.254,
"s": 62.281,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75771,
"c": 0.12618,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.43189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4AA46
secondary
#9DAFD9
accent
#73E542
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF7EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C