#D9AA53#D9AA53
#D9AA53 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.118 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9AA53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 170, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 61.8%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.31, 7.74, 50.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.31, 51.07, 81.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.42% 0.019 0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.42% 0.118 80.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5537, 44.1286, 14.3530) |
| Luminance | 0.4413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.81
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.53
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.63
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.17
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.21
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9AA53 #5382D9
analogous
#D96753 #D9AA53 #C5D953
triadic
#D9AA53 #53D9AA #AA53D9
tetradic
#D9AA53 #53D967 #5382D9 #D953C5
square
#D9AA53 #53D967 #5382D9 #D953C5
split-complementary
#D9AA53 #53C5D9 #6753D9
monochromatic
#916A20 #C48E2B #D9AA53 #E4C385 #EFDCB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#D9AA53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#D9AA53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9AA53
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9AA53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9AA53 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAA4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B656
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA9C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9aa53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 170, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.118 80.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c386',
500: '#d9aa53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9aa53; $custom-light: #e8c386; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9aa53",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 170,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.955,
"s": 63.81,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76421,
"c": 0.11822,
"h": 80.8
},
"luminance": 0.44126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9AA53
secondary
#AABCDE
accent
#7BE741
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C