#D6B15D#D6B15D
#D6B15D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.112 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6B15D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 177, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 60%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 57%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 56.5%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.89, 3.48, 47.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.89, 47.54, 85.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.63% 0.008 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.63% 0.112 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4315, 46.5333, 16.9426) |
| Luminance | 0.4653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.29
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.15
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.25
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.39
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.20
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6B15D #5D82D6
analogous
#D6745D #D6B15D #BED65D
triadic
#D6B15D #5DD6B1 #B15DD6
tetradic
#D6B15D #5DD674 #5D82D6 #D65DBE
square
#D6B15D #5DD674 #5D82D6 #D65DBE
split-complementary
#D6B15D #5DBED6 #745DD6
monochromatic
#937225 #C49732 #D6B15D #E2C98E #EFE0BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#D6B15D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.31
#D6B15D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6B15D
10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6B15D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6B15D | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.31 | 10.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B055
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBA60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6b15d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 177, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.112 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c88d',
500: '#d6b15d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6b15d; $custom-light: #e5c88d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6b15d",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 177,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.653,
"s": 59.606,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77625,
"c": 0.11159,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.46531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6B15D
secondary
#B0BEDF
accent
#52C71E
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D