#D9AA52#D9AA52
#D9AA52 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.119 H 81.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9AA52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 170, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 62.2%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.30, 7.67, 50.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.30, 51.52, 81.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.41% 0.0186 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.41% 0.119 81) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5154, 44.1133, 14.1511) |
| Luminance | 0.4411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.91
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.54
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.71
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.02
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.28
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9AA52 #5281D9
analogous
#D96652 #D9AA52 #C4D952
triadic
#D9AA52 #52D9AA #AA52D9
tetradic
#D9AA52 #52D966 #5281D9 #D952C4
square
#D9AA52 #52D966 #5281D9 #D952C4
split-complementary
#D9AA52 #52C4D9 #6652D9
monochromatic
#916920 #C38E2B #D9AA52 #E4C384 #EFDBB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#D9AA52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#D9AA52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9AA52
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9AA52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9AA52 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAA49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B655
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA9C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9aa52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 170, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.119 81.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c386',
500: '#d9aa52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9aa52; $custom-light: #e8c386; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9aa52",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 170,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.111,
"s": 63.981,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76409,
"c": 0.11902,
"h": 81
},
"luminance": 0.4411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9AA52
secondary
#A9BBDE
accent
#7BE741
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C