#D6B35E#D6B35E
#D6B35E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.112 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D6B35E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(214, 179, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 59%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 56%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 56.1%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.41, 2.50, 47.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.41, 47.60, 86.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.04% 0.0053 0.1117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.04% 0.112 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8741, 47.3470, 17.3101) |
| Luminance | 0.4734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.35
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.20
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.66
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.87
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.30
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D6B35E #5E81D6
analogous
#D6775E #D6B35E #BDD65E
triadic
#D6B35E #5ED6B3 #B35ED6
tetradic
#D6B35E #5ED677 #5E81D6 #D65EBD
square
#D6B35E #5ED677 #5E81D6 #D65EBD
split-complementary
#D6B35E #5EBDD6 #775ED6
monochromatic
#947426 #C59A32 #D6B35E #E2CA8F #EFE1C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#D6B35E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.47
#D6B35E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D6B35E
10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D6B35E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D6B35E | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.47 | 10.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBB61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6A69F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d6b35e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(214, 179, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.112 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5c98e',
500: '#d6b35e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d6b35e; $custom-light: #e5c98e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d6b35e",
"rgb": {
"r": 214,
"g": 179,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.5,
"s": 59.406,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78039,
"c": 0.1118,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.47344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D6B35E
secondary
#B1BEDF
accent
#50C71E
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D