#D79D3C#D79D3C
#D79D3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.130 H 76.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D79D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(215, 157, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 66%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 72%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 72.1%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.67, 12.52, 56.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.67, 58.25, 77.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% 0.03 0.1267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.13 76.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8997, 38.8905, 9.6266) |
| Luminance | 0.3889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.04
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.62
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.06
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.07
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.44
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D79D3C #3C76D7
analogous
#D7503C #D79D3C #C4D73C
triadic
#D79D3C #3CD79D #9D3CD7
tetradic
#D79D3C #3CD750 #3C76D7 #D73CC4
square
#D79D3C #3CD750 #3C76D7 #D73CC4
split-complementary
#D79D3C #3CC4D7 #503CD7
monochromatic
#7F591A #B17D24 #D79D3C #E1B76F #ECD0A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#D79D3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.78
#D79D3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D79D3C
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D79D3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D79D3C | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.78 | 8.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B39F2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA8D89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d79d3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(215, 157, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.130 76.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8b977',
500: '#d79d3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d79d3c; $custom-light: #e8b977; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d79d3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 215,
"g": 157,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.548,
"s": 65.957,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73453,
"c": 0.13021,
"h": 76.7
},
"luminance": 0.38887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D79D3C
secondary
#96AFD8
accent
#7FE93F
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#171109
muted
#85807B