#D8A44E#D8A44E
#D8A44E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.120 H 77.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D8A44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 164, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 64%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 63.9%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.67, 10.19, 50.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.67, 51.97, 78.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.09% 0.0256 0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.09% 0.12 77.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9720, 41.7029, 12.9924) |
| Luminance | 0.4170 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.13
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.33
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.48
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.07
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.25
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D8A44E #4E82D8
analogous
#D85F4E #D8A44E #C7D84E
triadic
#D8A44E #4ED8A4 #A44ED8
tetradic
#D8A44E #4ED85F #4E82D8 #D84EC7
square
#D8A44E #4ED85F #4E82D8 #D84EC7
split-complementary
#D8A44E #4EC7D8 #5F4ED8
monochromatic
#8D631F #BF872A #D8A44E #E3BE80 #EED8B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#D8A44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.34
#D8A44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D8A44E
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D8A44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D8A44E | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.34 | 9.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A545
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B251
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA9691
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d8a44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 164, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.120 77.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8be83',
500: '#d8a44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d8a44e; $custom-light: #e8be83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d8a44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 164,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.391,
"s": 63.889,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75088,
"c": 0.11982,
"h": 77.7
},
"luminance": 0.417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D8A44E
secondary
#A5BADD
accent
#7FE741
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C