#D9B44F#D9B44F
#D9B44F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.126 H 89.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9B44F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 180, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 64%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 63.6%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.80, 2.17, 55.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.80, 55.14, 87.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.36% 0.0023 0.126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.36% 0.126 89) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3501, 47.9614, 14.2118) |
| Luminance | 0.4796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.67
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.22
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.25
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.33
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.51
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9B44F #4F74D9
analogous
#D96F4F #D9B44F #B9D94F
triadic
#D9B44F #4FD9B4 #B44FD9
tetradic
#D9B44F #4FD96F #4F74D9 #D94FB9
square
#D9B44F #4FD96F #4F74D9 #D94FB9
split-complementary
#D9B44F #4FB9D9 #6F4FD9
monochromatic
#8F711F #C1992A #D9B44F #E4C981 #EFDFB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#D9B44F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.59
#D9B44F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9B44F
10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9B44F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9B44F | 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)
#C7B244
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BC53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAA69E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9b44f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 180, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.126 89.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8ca84',
500: '#d9b44f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9b44f; $custom-light: #e8ca84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9b44f",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 180,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.913,
"s": 64.486,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78363,
"c": 0.12604,
"h": 89
},
"luminance": 0.47959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9B44F
secondary
#A6B5DD
accent
#6DE740
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#17130B
muted
#85827C