#D99F3C#D99F3C
#D99F3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.132 H 77.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D99F3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 159, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 67%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 72%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 72.4%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.38, 12.30, 57.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.38, 58.98, 77.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.06% 0.0293 0.1283) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.06% 0.132 77.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8318, 39.8775, 9.7680) |
| Luminance | 0.3987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.58
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.81
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.08
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.08
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.11
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D99F3C #3C76D9
analogous
#D9503C #D99F3C #C5D93C
triadic
#D99F3C #3CD99F #9F3CD9
tetradic
#D99F3C #3CD950 #3C76D9 #D93CC5
square
#D99F3C #3CD950 #3C76D9 #D93CC5
split-complementary
#D99F3C #3CC5D9 #503CD9
monochromatic
#815B19 #B57F23 #D99F3C #E3B86F #EDD1A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#D99F3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#D99F3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D99F3C
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D99F3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D99F3C | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A12F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3AF3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EC8F8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d99f3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 159, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.132 77.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9bb77',
500: '#d99f3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d99f3c; $custom-light: #e9bb77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d99f3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 159,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.834,
"s": 67.382,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74058,
"c": 0.13159,
"h": 77.1
},
"luminance": 0.39874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D99F3C
secondary
#97B0DA
accent
#7DEA3E
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6ED
border
#D6D0C8
text
#171109
muted
#85807B