#D8AA53#D8AA53
#D8AA53 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.118 H 81.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D8AA53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 170, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 63%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 61.6%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.21, 7.32, 50.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.21, 50.87, 81.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.32% 0.0178 0.1164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.32% 0.118 81.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2573, 43.9758, 14.3391) |
| Luminance | 0.4397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.69
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.27
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.53
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.04
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.15
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D8AA53 #5381D8
analogous
#D86753 #D8AA53 #C3D853
triadic
#D8AA53 #53D8AA #AA53D8
tetradic
#D8AA53 #53D867 #5381D8 #D853C3
square
#D8AA53 #53D867 #5381D8 #D853C3
split-complementary
#D8AA53 #53C3D8 #6753D8
monochromatic
#906921 #C28E2C #D8AA53 #E3C385 #EFDBB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#D8AA53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#D8AA53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D8AA53
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D8AA53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D8AA53 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAA4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B656
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E99C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d8aa53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 170, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.118 81.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7c386',
500: '#d8aa53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d8aa53; $custom-light: #e7c386; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d8aa53",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 170,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.248,
"s": 63.033,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76317,
"c": 0.11776,
"h": 81.3
},
"luminance": 0.43973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D8AA53
secondary
#A9BBDE
accent
#7BE642
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C