#D6AE4E#D6AE4E
#D6AE4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.123 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6AE4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 174, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 62%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 64%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 63.6%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.97, 4.01, 53.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.97, 53.61, 85.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.85% 0.0076 0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.85% 0.123 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2451, 45.1210, 13.5850) |
| Luminance | 0.4512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.52
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.75
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.86
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.03
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.07
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6AE4E #4E76D6
analogous
#D66A4E #D6AE4E #BAD64E
triadic
#D6AE4E #4ED6AE #AE4ED6
tetradic
#D6AE4E #4ED66A #4E76D6 #D64EBA
square
#D6AE4E #4ED66A #4E76D6 #D64EBA
split-complementary
#D6AE4E #4EBAD6 #6A4ED6
monochromatic
#8A6B20 #BB912B #D6AE4E #E2C580 #EDDBB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#D6AE4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.02
#D6AE4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6AE4E
10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6AE4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6AE4E | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.02 | 10.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AD44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB852
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7A099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6ae4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 174, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.123 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c583',
500: '#d6ae4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6ae4e; $custom-light: #e6c583; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6ae4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 174,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.353,
"s": 62.385,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76852,
"c": 0.12271,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.45118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6AE4E
secondary
#A4B5DB
accent
#72E542
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C