#D6A951#D6A951
#D6A951 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.118 H 82.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6A951 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 169, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 62%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 62%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 62.1%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74, 6.87, 50.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.74, 51.15, 82.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.89% 0.0164 0.117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.89% 0.118 82) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4071, 43.2690, 13.8485) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.59
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.06
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.33
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.94
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.96
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6A951 #517ED6
analogous
#D66651 #D6A951 #C1D651
triadic
#D6A951 #51D6A9 #A951D6
tetradic
#D6A951 #51D666 #517ED6 #D651C1
square
#D6A951 #51D666 #517ED6 #D651C1
split-complementary
#D6A951 #51C1D6 #6651D6
monochromatic
#8C6821 #BD8C2D #D6A951 #E2C183 #EDDAB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#D6A951 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#D6A951 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6A951
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6A951 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6A951 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA948
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B454
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E79B95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6a951; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 169, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.118 82.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c285',
500: '#d6a951',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6a951; $custom-light: #e6c285; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6a951",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 169,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.699,
"s": 61.86,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75891,
"c": 0.1181,
"h": 82
},
"luminance": 0.43266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6A951
secondary
#A7B9DC
accent
#7AE543
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C