#D5AE3E#D5AE3E
#D5AE3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.134 H 89.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D5AE3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 174, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 64%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 71%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 70.9%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.74, 2.67, 60.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.74, 60.17, 87.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.6% 0.0019 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.6% 0.134 89.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4486, 44.7687, 10.9093) |
| Luminance | 0.4477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.83
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.44
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.25
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.32
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.07
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D5AE3E #3E65D5
analogous
#D5633E #D5AE3E #B1D53E
triadic
#D5AE3E #3ED5AE #AE3ED5
tetradic
#D5AE3E #3ED563 #3E65D5 #D53EB1
square
#D5AE3E #3ED563 #3E65D5 #D53EB1
split-complementary
#D5AE3E #3EB1D5 #633ED5
monochromatic
#7D641B #B08C26 #D5AE3E #E0C370 #EBD8A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#D5AE3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#D5AE3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D5AE3E
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D5AE3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D5AE3E | 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)
#C2AC2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB744
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E69F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d5ae3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 174, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.134 89.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c57a',
500: '#d5ae3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d5ae3e; $custom-light: #e6c57a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d5ae3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 174,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.503,
"s": 64.255,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76604,
"c": 0.134,
"h": 89.2
},
"luminance": 0.44766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D5AE3E
secondary
#97A8D8
accent
#6CE741
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C