#D9A355#D9A355
#D9A355 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.115 H 74.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9A355 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 163, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 63%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 60.8%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.60, 11.62, 47.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.60, 48.95, 76.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.08% 0.0306 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.08% 0.115 74.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3546, 41.6051, 14.3397) |
| Luminance | 0.4160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.32
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.48
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.76
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.79
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.94
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9A355 #558BD9
analogous
#D96155 #D9A355 #CDD955
triadic
#D9A355 #55D9A3 #A355D9
tetradic
#D9A355 #55D961 #558BD9 #D955CD
square
#D9A355 #55D961 #558BD9 #D955CD
split-complementary
#D9A355 #55CDD9 #6155D9
monochromatic
#936421 #C5862C #D9A355 #E4BE87 #EFD9B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#D9A355 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#D9A355 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9A355
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9A355 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9A355 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A54E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B257
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EB9591
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9a355; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 163, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.115 74.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8be87',
500: '#d9a355',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9a355; $custom-light: #e8be87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9a355",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 163,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.455,
"s": 63.462,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75083,
"c": 0.11479,
"h": 74.5
},
"luminance": 0.41602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9A355
secondary
#ABC0DF
accent
#85E641
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C