#D4AC4E#D4AC4E
#D4AC4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.121 H 86.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4AC4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 172, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 61%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 63%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 63.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.27, 4.22, 52.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.27, 52.79, 85.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.25% 0.0084 0.1207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.25% 0.121 86) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2813, 44.0548, 13.4300) |
| Luminance | 0.4405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.29
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.57
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.85
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.89
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.92
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4AC4E #4E76D4
analogous
#D4694E #D4AC4E #B9D44E
triadic
#D4AC4E #4ED4AC #AC4ED4
tetradic
#D4AC4E #4ED469 #4E76D4 #D44EB9
square
#D4AC4E #4ED469 #4E76D4 #D44EB9
split-complementary
#D4AC4E #4EB9D4 #694ED4
monochromatic
#876821 #B88E2D #D4AC4E #E0C37F #ECDAB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#D4AC4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#D4AC4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4AC4E
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4AC4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4AC4E | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAB44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B652
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E59E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4ac4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 172, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.121 86.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c483',
500: '#d4ac4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4ac4e; $custom-light: #e5c483; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4ac4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 172,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.09,
"s": 60.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76251,
"c": 0.12103,
"h": 86
},
"luminance": 0.44052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4AC4E
secondary
#A4B4DA
accent
#74E444
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C