#D4AD4E#D4AD4E
#D4AD4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.122 H 86.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4AD4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 173, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 61%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 63%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 63.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.52, 3.69, 52.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.52, 53.03, 86.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.45% 0.0068 0.1213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.45% 0.122 86.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4723, 44.4369, 13.4937) |
| Luminance | 0.4443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.25
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.86
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.91
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.92
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.99
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4AD4E #4E75D4
analogous
#D46A4E #D4AD4E #B8D44E
triadic
#D4AD4E #4ED4AD #AD4ED4
tetradic
#D4AD4E #4ED46A #4E75D4 #D44EB8
square
#D4AD4E #4ED46A #4E75D4 #D44EB8
split-complementary
#D4AD4E #4EB8D4 #6A4ED4
monochromatic
#876921 #B8902D #D4AD4E #E0C47F #ECDBB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#D4AD4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#D4AD4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4AD4E
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4AD4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4AD4E | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AC44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B652
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E59F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4ad4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 173, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.122 86.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c583',
500: '#d4ad4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4ad4e; $custom-light: #e5c583; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4ad4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 173,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.537,
"s": 60.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76451,
"c": 0.12153,
"h": 86.8
},
"luminance": 0.44434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4AD4E
secondary
#A4B3DA
accent
#72E444
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C