#D4B261#D4B261
#D4B261 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.108 H 87.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D4B261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(212, 178, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 57%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 54%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 54.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.00, 2.44, 45.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.00, 45.59, 86.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.68% 0.0056 0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.68% 0.108 87) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2313, 46.7033, 17.9391) |
| Luminance | 0.4670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.77
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.53
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.06
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.35
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.59
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D4B261 #6183D4
analogous
#D47861 #D4B261 #BCD461
triadic
#D4B261 #61D4B2 #B261D4
tetradic
#D4B261 #61D478 #6183D4 #D461BC
square
#D4B261 #61D478 #6183D4 #D461BC
split-complementary
#D4B261 #61BCD4 #7861D4
monochromatic
#937328 #C39935 #D4B261 #E1C991 #EEE1C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#D4B261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.34
#D4B261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D4B261
10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D4B261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D4B261 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.34 | 10.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B15A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBA64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E3A69F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d4b261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 178, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.108 87.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e4c890',
500: '#d4b261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d4b261; $custom-light: #e4c890; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d4b261",
"rgb": {
"r": 212,
"g": 178,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.261,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77682,
"c": 0.10777,
"h": 87
},
"luminance": 0.46701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D4B261
secondary
#B3BFDE
accent
#51C521
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130D
muted
#84827D