#D6AA37#D6AA37
#D6AA37 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.137 H 86.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6AA37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 170, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 66%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 74%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 74.3%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.77, 4.90, 61.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.77, 62.14, 85.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% 0.0074 0.1365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.137 86.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7985, 43.3243, 9.7219) |
| Luminance | 0.4332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 2.68
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.32
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.69
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.15
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.72
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6AA37 #3763D6
analogous
#D65A37 #D6AA37 #B3D637
triadic
#D6AA37 #37D6AA #AA37D6
tetradic
#D6AA37 #37D65A #3763D6 #D637B3
square
#D6AA37 #37D65A #3763D6 #D637B3
split-complementary
#D6AA37 #37B3D6 #5A37D6
monochromatic
#7A5F19 #AC8723 #D6AA37 #E0C06A #EBD59D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#D6AA37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#D6AA37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6AA37
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6AA37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6AA37 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA925
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B53D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E89B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6aa37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 170, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.137 86.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7c275',
500: '#d6aa37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6aa37; $custom-light: #e7c275; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6aa37",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 170,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.396,
"s": 65.975,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75852,
"c": 0.13671,
"h": 86.9
},
"luminance": 0.43321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6AA37
secondary
#92A5D7
accent
#6EE93F
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF7ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#171209
muted
#85817B