#D5AE3C#D5AE3C
#D5AE3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.135 H 89.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D5AE3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 174, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 65%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 72%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 71.8%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.73, 2.57, 60.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.73, 60.95, 87.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.59% 0.0014 0.1353) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.59% 0.135 89.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3947, 44.7472, 10.6255) |
| Luminance | 0.4474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.65
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.23
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.11
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.21
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.14
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D5AE3C #3C63D5
analogous
#D5613C #D5AE3C #AFD53C
triadic
#D5AE3C #3CD5AE #AE3CD5
tetradic
#D5AE3C #3CD561 #3C63D5 #D53CAF
square
#D5AE3C #3CD561 #3C63D5 #D53CAF
split-complementary
#D5AE3C #3CAFD5 #613CD5
monochromatic
#7C631B #AE8B26 #D5AE3C #E0C36E #EBD8A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#D5AE3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#D5AE3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D5AE3C
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D5AE3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D5AE3C | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AC2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB742
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E69F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d5ae3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 174, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.135 89.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c579',
500: '#d5ae3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d5ae3c; $custom-light: #e6c579; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d5ae3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 174,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.706,
"s": 64.557,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76588,
"c": 0.1353,
"h": 89.4
},
"luminance": 0.44744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D5AE3C
secondary
#96A6D7
accent
#6BE840
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#171209
muted
#85817B