#D99E4E#D99E4E
#D99E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.119 H 72.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D99E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 158, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 65%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 64.1%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.30, 13.84, 49.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.30, 51.36, 74.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.04% 0.0362 0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.04% 0.119 72.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2199, 39.7587, 12.6568) |
| Luminance | 0.3976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.37
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.65
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.72
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.75
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.97
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D99E4E #4E89D9
analogous
#D9584E #D99E4E #CFD94E
triadic
#D99E4E #4ED99E #9E4ED9
tetradic
#D99E4E #4ED958 #4E89D9 #D94ECF
square
#D99E4E #4ED958 #4E89D9 #D94ECF
split-complementary
#D99E4E #4ECFD9 #584ED9
monochromatic
#8E5F1F #C08029 #D99E4E #E4BA80 #EFD5B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#D99E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#D99E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D99E4E
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D99E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D99E4E | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A146
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EB8F8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d99e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 158, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.119 72.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9ba82',
500: '#d99e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d99e4e; $custom-light: #e9ba82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d99e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 158,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.532,
"s": 64.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74042,
"c": 0.11943,
"h": 72.4
},
"luminance": 0.39755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D99E4E
secondary
#A6BDDD
accent
#87E840
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C