#D99C4F#D99C4F
#D99C4F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.119 H 70.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D99C4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 156, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 64%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 63.6%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.82, 14.98, 48.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.82, 50.70, 72.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.67% 0.0397 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.67% 0.119 70.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9177, 39.0964, 12.7343) |
| Luminance | 0.3909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.05
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.92
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.30
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.80
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.81
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D99C4F #4F8CD9
analogous
#D9574F #D99C4F #D1D94F
triadic
#D99C4F #4FD99C #9C4FD9
tetradic
#D99C4F #4FD957 #4F8CD9 #D94FD1
square
#D99C4F #4FD957 #4F8CD9 #D94FD1
split-complementary
#D99C4F #4FD1D9 #574FD9
monochromatic
#8F5D1F #C17E2A #D99C4F #E4B881 #EFD5B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#D99C4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#D99C4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D99C4F
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D99C4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D99C4F | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAE51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EB8D8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d99c4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 156, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.119 70.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9b983',
500: '#d99c4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d99c4f; $custom-light: #e9b983; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d99c4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 156,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.478,
"s": 64.486,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73674,
"c": 0.1186,
"h": 70.4
},
"luminance": 0.39093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D99C4F
secondary
#A6BFDD
accent
#8AE740
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C