#D99E5B#D99E5B
#D99E5B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.110 H 68.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D99E5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 158, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 62%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 58%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 58.1%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 14.75, 43.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 45.65, 71.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.2% 0.0407 0.1019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.2% 0.11 68.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7329, 39.9639, 15.3586) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.02
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.91
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.11
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.16
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.33
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D99E5B #5B96D9
analogous
#D95F5B #D99E5B #D5D95B
triadic
#D99E5B #5BD99E #9E5BD9
tetradic
#D99E5B #5BD95F #5B96D9 #D95BD5
square
#D99E5B #5BD95F #5B96D9 #D95BD5
split-complementary
#D99E5B #5BD5D9 #5F5BD9
monochromatic
#976023 #C8802E #D99E5B #E5BB8D #F0D9BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#D99E5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#D99E5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D99E5B
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D99E5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D99E5B | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A155
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AF5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA908E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d99e5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 158, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.110 68.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8ba8b',
500: '#d99e5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d99e5b; $custom-light: #e8ba8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d99e5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 158,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.905,
"s": 62.376,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74204,
"c": 0.10966,
"h": 68.2
},
"luminance": 0.39961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D99E5B
secondary
#B0C6E0
accent
#6DCA1B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#16110C
muted
#84807D