#D9AE4E#D9AE4E
#D9AE4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.124 H 84.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9AE4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 174, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 65%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 64.1%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.27, 5.29, 53.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.27, 54.13, 84.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.16% 0.0112 0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.16% 0.124 84.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1289, 45.5767, 13.6265) |
| Luminance | 0.4557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.04
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.53
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.06
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.06
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.17
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9AE4E #4E79D9
analogous
#D9684E #D9AE4E #BED94E
triadic
#D9AE4E #4ED9AE #AE4ED9
tetradic
#D9AE4E #4ED968 #4E79D9 #D94EBE
square
#D9AE4E #4ED968 #4E79D9 #D94EBE
split-complementary
#D9AE4E #4EBED9 #684ED9
monochromatic
#8E6C1F #C09229 #D9AE4E #E4C580 #EFDCB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#D9AE4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.11
#D9AE4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9AE4E
10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9AE4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9AE4E | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.11 | 10.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AD44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB952
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAA099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9ae4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 174, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.124 84.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c583',
500: '#d9ae4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9ae4e; $custom-light: #e8c583; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9ae4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 174,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.439,
"s": 64.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77155,
"c": 0.12376,
"h": 84.8
},
"luminance": 0.45574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9AE4E
secondary
#A6B7DD
accent
#74E840
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C