#D9B44C#D9B44C
#D9B44C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.128 H 89.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9B44C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 180, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 65%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 65%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.77, 1.99, 56.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.77, 56.45, 87.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.33% 0.0014 0.1284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.33% 0.128 89.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2434, 47.9187, 13.6496) |
| Luminance | 0.4792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.27
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.54
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.91
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.94
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.70
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9B44C #4C71D9
analogous
#D96D4C #D9B44C #B8D94C
triadic
#D9B44C #4CD9B4 #B44CD9
tetradic
#D9B44C #4CD96D #4C71D9 #D94CB8
square
#D9B44C #4CD96D #4C71D9 #D94CB8
split-complementary
#D9B44C #4CB8D9 #6D4CD9
monochromatic
#8D701E #BF9829 #D9B44C #E4C97E #EEDEB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#D9B44C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#D9B44C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9B44C
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9B44C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9B44C | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B240
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BC51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAA69E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9b44c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 180, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.128 89.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8ca82',
500: '#d9b44c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9b44c; $custom-light: #e8ca82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9b44c",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 180,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.255,
"s": 64.977,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78333,
"c": 0.12837,
"h": 89.4
},
"luminance": 0.47916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9B44C
secondary
#A4B3DD
accent
#6CE840
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#17130B
muted
#85827C