#D9B446#D9B446
#D9B446 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.133 H 90.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9B446 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 180, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 67.7%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.72, 1.64, 58.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.72, 58.98, 88.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.28% -0.0004 0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.28% 0.133 90.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0445, 47.8392, 12.6018) |
| Luminance | 0.4784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.54
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.20
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.30
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.97
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.16
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9B446 #466BD9
analogous
#D96B46 #D9B446 #B5D946
triadic
#D9B446 #46D9B4 #B446D9
tetradic
#D9B446 #46D96B #466BD9 #D946B5
square
#D9B446 #46D96B #466BD9 #D946B5
split-complementary
#D9B446 #46B5D9 #6B46D9
monochromatic
#896D1C #BB9626 #D9B446 #E3C979 #EEDDAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#D9B446 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#D9B446 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9B446
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9B446 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9B446 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B238
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BC4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAA69D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9b446; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 180, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.133 90.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9ca7f',
500: '#d9b446',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9b446; $custom-light: #e9ca7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9b446",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 180,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.898,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78278,
"c": 0.1328,
"h": 90.2
},
"luminance": 0.47836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9B446
secondary
#9FAEDC
accent
#6AE93F
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#17130A
muted
#85827C