#D6AA57#D6AA57
#D6AA57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.114 H 81.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6AA57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 170, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 61%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 59%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 59.3%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.05, 6.75, 48.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.05, 48.65, 82.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.16% 0.0168 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.16% 0.114 81.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8288, 43.7365, 15.1485) |
| Luminance | 0.4373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.04
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.72
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.03
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.43
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.55
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6AA57 #5783D6
analogous
#D66B57 #D6AA57 #C3D657
triadic
#D6AA57 #57D6AA #AA57D6
tetradic
#D6AA57 #57D66B #5783D6 #D657C3
square
#D6AA57 #57D66B #5783D6 #D657C3
split-complementary
#D6AA57 #57C3D6 #6B57D6
monochromatic
#906A23 #C18E2F #D6AA57 #E2C388 #EEDCB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#D6AA57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#D6AA57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6AA57
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6AA57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6AA57 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAA4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B55A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E79D97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6aa57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 170, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.114 81.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c389',
500: '#d6aa57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6aa57; $custom-light: #e6c389; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6aa57",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 170,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.213,
"s": 60.766,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76159,
"c": 0.11355,
"h": 81.5
},
"luminance": 0.43734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6AA57
secondary
#ABBDDD
accent
#7BE444
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#16120C
muted
#84817D