#D8B45F#D8B45F
#D8B45F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.112 H 86.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D8B45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 180, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 61%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 56%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 56%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.87, 2.89, 47.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.87, 47.72, 86.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.45% 0.0064 0.112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.45% 0.112 86.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7078, 48.0702, 17.6425) |
| Luminance | 0.4807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.70
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.27
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.97
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.01
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.45
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D8B45F #5F83D8
analogous
#D8775F #D8B45F #BFD85F
triadic
#D8B45F #5FD8B4 #B45FD8
tetradic
#D8B45F #5FD877 #5F83D8 #D85FBF
square
#D8B45F #5FD877 #5F83D8 #D85FBF
split-complementary
#D8B45F #5FBFD8 #775FD8
monochromatic
#987625 #C99C31 #D8B45F #E4CB90 #F0E2C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#D8B45F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.61
#D8B45F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D8B45F
10.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D8B45F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D8B45F | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.61 | 10.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B357
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBC62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8A7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d8b45f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(216, 180, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.112 86.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7ca8f',
500: '#d8b45f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d8b45f; $custom-light: #e7ca8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d8b45f",
"rgb": {
"r": 216,
"g": 180,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.149,
"s": 60.804,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78448,
"c": 0.11214,
"h": 86.7
},
"luminance": 0.48068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D8B45F
secondary
#B3C0E0
accent
#50C81D
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D