#D6AD4B#D6AD4B
#D6AD4B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.125 H 86.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6AD4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 173, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 63%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 65%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.2%, 65%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.69, 4.35, 54.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.69, 54.69, 85.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.62% 0.0083 0.1243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.62% 0.125 86.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9475, 44.6940, 12.9673) |
| Luminance | 0.4469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.83
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.46
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.66
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.17
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.20
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6AD4B #4B74D6
analogous
#D6684B #D6AD4B #BAD64B
triadic
#D6AD4B #4BD6AD #AD4BD6
tetradic
#D6AD4B #4BD668 #4B74D6 #D64BBA
square
#D6AD4B #4BD668 #4B74D6 #D64BBA
split-complementary
#D6AD4B #4BBAD6 #684BD6
monochromatic
#88691F #BA8F2A #D6AD4B #E1C47D #EDDAAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#D6AD4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.94
#D6AD4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6AD4B
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6AD4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6AD4B | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.94 | 9.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AC40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB74F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E79F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6ad4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 173, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.125 86.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c581',
500: '#d6ad4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6ad4b; $custom-light: #e6c581; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6ad4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 173,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.302,
"s": 62.896,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76622,
"c": 0.12454,
"h": 86.2
},
"luminance": 0.44691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6AD4B
secondary
#A2B3DB
accent
#72E642
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C