#D6AE69#D6AE69
#D6AE69 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.099 H 80.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6AE69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 174, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 57%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 51%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 50.9%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.28, 6.08, 40.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.28, 41.13, 81.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.19% 0.017 0.0976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.19% 0.099 80.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4193, 45.5907, 19.7694) |
| Luminance | 0.4559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.68
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.64
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.74
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.01
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6AE69 #6991D6
analogous
#D67869 #D6AE69 #C7D669
triadic
#D6AE69 #69D6AE #AE69D6
tetradic
#D6AE69 #69D678 #6991D6 #D669C7
square
#D6AE69 #69D678 #6991D6 #D669C7
split-complementary
#D6AE69 #69C7D6 #7869D6
monochromatic
#9A712A #C99439 #D6AE69 #E3C899 #F0E2C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#D6AE69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#D6AE69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6AE69
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6AE69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6AE69 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAE63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B86B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5A29D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6ae69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 174, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.099 80.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c695',
500: '#d6ae69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6ae69; $custom-light: #e5c695; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6ae69",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 174,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.982,
"s": 57.068,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77193,
"c": 0.09902,
"h": 80.1
},
"luminance": 0.45588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6AE69
secondary
#BAC8E1
accent
#5DC521
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130D
muted
#84827E