#D8AE45#D8AE45
#D8AE45 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.130 H 86.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D8AE45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 174, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 65%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.4%, 68.1%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.09, 4.33, 57.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.09, 57.80, 85.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.97% 0.0073 0.1299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.97% 0.13 86.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5316, 45.3035, 12.0280) |
| Luminance | 0.4530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.80
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.96
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.39
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.65
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.02
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D8AE45 #456FD8
analogous
#D86445 #D8AE45 #B8D845
triadic
#D8AE45 #45D8AE #AE45D8
tetradic
#D8AE45 #45D864 #456FD8 #D845B8
square
#D8AE45 #45D864 #456FD8 #D845B8
split-complementary
#D8AE45 #45B8D8 #6445D8
monochromatic
#86681C #B98F27 #D8AE45 #E3C478 #EDDAAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#D8AE45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.06
#D8AE45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D8AE45
10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D8AE45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D8AE45 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.06 | 10.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AD38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB84A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA9F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d8ae45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 174, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.130 86.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c57e',
500: '#d8ae45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d8ae45; $custom-light: #e8c57e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d8ae45",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 174,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.857,
"s": 65.333,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76967,
"c": 0.1301,
"h": 86.8
},
"luminance": 0.45301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D8AE45
secondary
#9EAFDB
accent
#70E840
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#17120A
muted
#85817C