#D9AE5E#D9AE5E
#D9AE5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.111 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9AE5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 174, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 57%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 56.7%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.44, 6.41, 46.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.44, 46.90, 82.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.34% 0.0165 0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.34% 0.111 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7739, 45.8347, 17.0235) |
| Luminance | 0.4583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.38
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.58
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.72
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.72
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.74
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9AE5E #5E89D9
analogous
#D9705E #D9AE5E #C7D95E
triadic
#D9AE5E #5ED9AE #AE5ED9
tetradic
#D9AE5E #5ED970 #5E89D9 #D95EC7
square
#D9AE5E #5ED970 #5E89D9 #D95EC7
split-complementary
#D9AE5E #5EC7D9 #705ED9
monochromatic
#997024 #CA9430 #D9AE5E #E5C790 #F0E0C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#D9AE5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#D9AE5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9AE5E
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9AE5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9AE5E | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AE57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB961
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9ae5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 174, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.111 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c68e',
500: '#d9ae5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9ae5e; $custom-light: #e8c68e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9ae5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 174,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.024,
"s": 61.809,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77342,
"c": 0.1105,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.45832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9AE5E
secondary
#B2C2E1
accent
#59CA1C
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16120C
muted
#84817D