#D9AA4E#D9AA4E
#D9AA4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.122 H 81.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9AA4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 170, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 65%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 64.1%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.26, 7.41, 52.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.26, 53.28, 82.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.37% 0.0174 0.1209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.37% 0.122 81.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3676, 44.0542, 13.3727) |
| Luminance | 0.4405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.33
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.44
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.63
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.04
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.40
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9AA4E #4E7DD9
analogous
#D9644E #D9AA4E #C3D94E
triadic
#D9AA4E #4ED9AA #AA4ED9
tetradic
#D9AA4E #4ED964 #4E7DD9 #D94EC3
square
#D9AA4E #4ED964 #4E7DD9 #D94EC3
split-complementary
#D9AA4E #4EC3D9 #644ED9
monochromatic
#8E681F #C08D29 #D9AA4E #E4C280 #EFDAB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#D9AA4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#D9AA4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9AA4E
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9AA4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9AA4E | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAA44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B651
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA9C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9aa4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 170, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.122 81.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c383',
500: '#d9aa4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9aa4e; $custom-light: #e8c383; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9aa4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 170,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.712,
"s": 64.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76366,
"c": 0.12214,
"h": 81.8
},
"luminance": 0.44051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9AA4E
secondary
#A6B8DD
accent
#79E840
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C