#D6A23E#D6A23E
#D6A23E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.130 H 80.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6A23E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 162, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 65%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 71%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 71%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.82, 9.50, 57.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.82, 57.95, 80.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.33% 0.0216 0.1277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.33% 0.13 80.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5240, 40.4877, 10.1844) |
| Luminance | 0.4048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.47
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.10
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.22
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.32
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.95
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6A23E #3E72D6
analogous
#D6563E #D6A23E #BED63E
triadic
#D6A23E #3ED6A2 #A23ED6
tetradic
#D6A23E #3ED656 #3E72D6 #D63EBE
square
#D6A23E #3ED656 #3E72D6 #D63EBE
split-complementary
#D6A23E #3EBED6 #563ED6
monochromatic
#7F5D1B #B18126 #D6A23E #E1BA70 #EBD3A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#D6A23E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#D6A23E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6A23E
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6A23E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6A23E | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A331
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B042
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8938D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6a23e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 162, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.130 80.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7bd79',
500: '#d6a23e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6a23e; $custom-light: #e7bd79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6a23e",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 162,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.474,
"s": 64.957,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74329,
"c": 0.12953,
"h": 80.4
},
"luminance": 0.40485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6A23E
secondary
#98AED8
accent
#79E840
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#171209
muted
#85817B