#D7B259#D7B259
#D7B259 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.116 H 86.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D7B259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(215, 178, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 61%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 59%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.2%, 58.6%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.20, 3.07, 49.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.20, 49.82, 86.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.88% 0.0062 0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.88% 0.116 86.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7500, 47.0117, 16.1137) |
| Luminance | 0.4701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.78
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.85
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.98
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.98
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.41
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D7B259 #597ED7
analogous
#D77359 #D7B259 #BDD759
triadic
#D7B259 #59D7B2 #B259D7
tetradic
#D7B259 #59D773 #597ED7 #D759BD
square
#D7B259 #59D773 #597ED7 #D759BD
split-complementary
#D7B259 #59BDD7 #7359D7
monochromatic
#927223 #C4982F #D7B259 #E3C98A #EFE0BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#D7B259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.40
#D7B259 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D7B259
10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D7B259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D7B259 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.40 | 10.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B150
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBB5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7A59E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d7b259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(215, 178, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.116 86.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6c88a',
500: '#d7b259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d7b259; $custom-light: #e6c88a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d7b259",
"rgb": {
"r": 215,
"g": 178,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.381,
"s": 61.165,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77875,
"c": 0.11602,
"h": 86.9
},
"luminance": 0.47009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D7B259
secondary
#ADBCDE
accent
#73E444
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D