#D6AE50#D6AE50
#D6AE50 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.121 H 86.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6AE50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 174, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 62%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 63%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 62.6%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.99, 4.14, 52.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.99, 52.73, 85.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.87% 0.0083 0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.87% 0.121 86.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3179, 45.1501, 13.9684) |
| Luminance | 0.4515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.34
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.79
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.82
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.03
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.04
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6AE50 #5078D6
analogous
#D66B50 #D6AE50 #BBD650
triadic
#D6AE50 #50D6AE #AE50D6
tetradic
#D6AE50 #50D66B #5078D6 #D650BB
square
#D6AE50 #50D66B #5078D6 #D650BB
split-complementary
#D6AE50 #50BBD6 #6B50D6
monochromatic
#8B6B21 #BD922C #D6AE50 #E2C582 #EDDCB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#D6AE50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.03
#D6AE50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6AE50
10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6AE50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6AE50 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.03 | 10.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AD46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB854
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7A099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6ae50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 174, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.121 86.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c584',
500: '#d6ae50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6ae50; $custom-light: #e6c584; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6ae50",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 174,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.09,
"s": 62.037,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76873,
"c": 0.12111,
"h": 86.1
},
"luminance": 0.45147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6AE50
secondary
#A6B6DC
accent
#73E543
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C