#D9B44E#D9B44E
#D9B44E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.127 H 89.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9B44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 180, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 65%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 64.1%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.79, 2.11, 55.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.79, 55.58, 87.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.35% 0.002 0.1268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.35% 0.127 89.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3140, 47.9470, 14.0215) |
| Luminance | 0.4794 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.53
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.33
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.14
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.20
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.64
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9B44E #4E73D9
analogous
#D96F4E #D9B44E #B8D94E
triadic
#D9B44E #4ED9B4 #B44ED9
tetradic
#D9B44E #4ED96F #4E73D9 #D94EB8
square
#D9B44E #4ED96F #4E73D9 #D94EB8
split-complementary
#D9B44E #4EB8D9 #6F4ED9
monochromatic
#8E701F #C09829 #D9B44E #E4C980 #EFDFB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#D9B44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.59
#D9B44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9B44E
10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9B44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9B44E | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.59 | 10.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B243
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BC52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAA69E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9b44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 180, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.127 89.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8ca84',
500: '#d9b44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9b44e; $custom-light: #e8ca84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9b44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 180,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.029,
"s": 64.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78353,
"c": 0.12682,
"h": 89.1
},
"luminance": 0.47944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9B44E
secondary
#A6B4DD
accent
#6DE840
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#17130B
muted
#85827C