#D8AA57#D8AA57
#D8AA57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.114 H 80.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D8AA57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 170, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 62%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 60%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 59.7%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.25, 7.60, 48.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.25, 49.06, 81.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.36% 0.0191 0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.36% 0.114 80.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4162, 44.0393, 15.1760) |
| Luminance | 0.4404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.30
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.24
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.27
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.78
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.02
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D8AA57 #5785D8
analogous
#D86A57 #D8AA57 #C5D857
triadic
#D8AA57 #57D8AA #AA57D8
tetradic
#D8AA57 #57D86A #5785D8 #D857C5
square
#D8AA57 #57D86A #5785D8 #D857C5
split-complementary
#D8AA57 #57C5D8 #6A57D8
monochromatic
#936A22 #C48F2E #D8AA57 #E4C389 #EFDCBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#D8AA57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#D8AA57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D8AA57
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D8AA57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D8AA57 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAA4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B65A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E99C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d8aa57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 170, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.114 80.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7c389',
500: '#d8aa57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d8aa57; $custom-light: #e7c389; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d8aa57",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 170,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.605,
"s": 62.319,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76364,
"c": 0.11448,
"h": 80.4
},
"luminance": 0.44037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D8AA57
secondary
#ACBEDF
accent
#7DE542
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#16120C
muted
#84817D