#D4B256#D4B256
#D4B256 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.118 H 89.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4B256 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 178, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 59%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 59.4%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.88, 1.59, 50.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.88, 50.73, 88.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.55% 0.0017 0.1177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.55% 0.118 89.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7536, 46.5122, 15.4228) |
| Luminance | 0.4651 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.77
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.25
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.94
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.06
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.54
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4B256 #5678D4
analogous
#D47356 #D4B256 #B7D456
triadic
#D4B256 #56D4B2 #B256D4
tetradic
#D4B256 #56D473 #5678D4 #D456B7
square
#D4B256 #56D473 #5678D4 #D456B7
split-complementary
#D4B256 #56B7D4 #7356D4
monochromatic
#8C7024 #BD9730 #D4B256 #E0C887 #EDDEB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#D4B256 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.30
#D4B256 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4B256
10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4B256 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4B256 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.30 | 10.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B04D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4A59D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4b256; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 178, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.118 89.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4c889',
500: '#d4b256',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4b256; $custom-light: #e4c889; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4b256",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 178,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.81,
"s": 59.434,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77545,
"c": 0.11768,
"h": 89.2
},
"luminance": 0.4651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4B256
secondary
#AAB7DC
accent
#70E345
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D