#D9A455#D9A455
#D9A455 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.115 H 75.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9A455 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 164, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 63%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 61%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 60.8%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.84, 11.09, 47.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.84, 49.10, 76.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.28% 0.029 0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.28% 0.115 75.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5329, 41.9616, 14.3991) |
| Luminance | 0.4196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.09
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.35
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.49
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.56
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.71
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9A455 #558AD9
analogous
#D96255 #D9A455 #CCD955
triadic
#D9A455 #55D9A4 #A455D9
tetradic
#D9A455 #55D962 #558AD9 #D955CC
square
#D9A455 #55D962 #558AD9 #D955CC
split-complementary
#D9A455 #55CCD9 #6255D9
monochromatic
#936521 #C5872C #D9A455 #E4BF87 #EFDAB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#D9A455 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#D9A455 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9A455
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9A455 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9A455 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A64D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B357
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA9692
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9a455; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 164, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.115 75.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8be87',
500: '#d9a455',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9a455; $custom-light: #e8be87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9a455",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 164,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.909,
"s": 63.462,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75276,
"c": 0.11497,
"h": 75.4
},
"luminance": 0.41959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9A455
secondary
#ABC0DF
accent
#84E641
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C