#D9A24E#D9A24E
#D9A24E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.120 H 75.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9A24E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 162, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 65%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 64.1%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.28, 11.69, 50.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.28, 51.89, 76.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.81% 0.0299 0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.81% 0.12 75.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9133, 41.1456, 12.8879) |
| Luminance | 0.4114 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.65
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.67
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.21
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.95
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.01
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9A24E #4E85D9
analogous
#D95C4E #D9A24E #CAD94E
triadic
#D9A24E #4ED9A2 #A24ED9
tetradic
#D9A24E #4ED95C #4E85D9 #D94ECA
square
#D9A24E #4ED95C #4E85D9 #D94ECA
split-complementary
#D9A24E #4ECAD9 #5C4ED9
monochromatic
#8E621F #C08529 #D9A24E #E4BC80 #EFD7B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#D9A24E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.23
#D9A24E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9A24E
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9A24E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9A24E | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.23 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A445
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B150
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EB938F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9a24e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 162, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.120 75.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9bd83',
500: '#d9a24e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9a24e; $custom-light: #e9bd83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9a24e",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 162,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.259,
"s": 64.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74809,
"c": 0.11995,
"h": 75.6
},
"luminance": 0.41142
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9A24E
secondary
#A6BCDD
accent
#82E840
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C