#D4AC42#D4AC42
#D4AC42 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.130 H 87.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4AC42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 172, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 63%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 69%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 68.9%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.16, 3.51, 57.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.16, 57.93, 86.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.13% 0.0048 0.1299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.13% 0.13 87.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8897, 43.8981, 11.3674) |
| Luminance | 0.4390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.77
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.02
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.08
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.50
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.11
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4AC42 #426AD4
analogous
#D46342 #D4AC42 #B3D442
triadic
#D4AC42 #42D4AC #AC42D4
tetradic
#D4AC42 #42D463 #426AD4 #D442B3
square
#D4AC42 #42D463 #426AD4 #D442B3
split-complementary
#D4AC42 #42B3D4 #6342D4
monochromatic
#7F641D #B18B28 #D4AC42 #DFC274 #EBD8A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#D4AC42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#D4AC42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4AC42
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4AC42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4AC42 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAB34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B547
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E59E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4ac42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 172, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.130 87.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c47c',
500: '#d4ac42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4ac42; $custom-light: #e5c47c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4ac42",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 172,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.562,
"s": 62.931,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76135,
"c": 0.13,
"h": 87.9
},
"luminance": 0.43895
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4AC42
secondary
#9AABD8
accent
#6FE642
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C