#D8AC57#D8AC57
#D8AC57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.115 H 82.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D8AC57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 172, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 62%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 60%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 59.7%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.76, 6.53, 49.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.76, 49.48, 82.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.76% 0.016 0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.76% 0.115 82) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7940, 44.7949, 15.3019) |
| Luminance | 0.4479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.56
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.72
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.40
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.63
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.87
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D8AC57 #5783D8
analogous
#D86C57 #D8AC57 #C4D857
triadic
#D8AC57 #57D8AC #AC57D8
tetradic
#D8AC57 #57D86C #5783D8 #D857C4
square
#D8AC57 #57D86C #5783D8 #D857C4
split-complementary
#D8AC57 #57C4D8 #6C57D8
monochromatic
#936C22 #C4912E #D8AC57 #E4C589 #EFDDBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#D8AC57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#D8AC57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D8AC57
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D8AC57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D8AC57 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAC4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B75A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E99E99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d8ac57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 172, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.115 82.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7c489',
500: '#d8ac57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d8ac57; $custom-light: #e7c489; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d8ac57",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 172,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.535,
"s": 62.319,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76758,
"c": 0.11525,
"h": 82
},
"luminance": 0.44792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D8AC57
secondary
#ACBDDF
accent
#7AE542
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16120C
muted
#84817D