#D9B45A#D9B45A
#D9B45A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.117 H 87.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9B45A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 180, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 63%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 59%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 58.5%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.91, 2.93, 50.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.91, 50.20, 86.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.49% 0.0058 0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.49% 0.117 87.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7842, 48.1350, 16.4977) |
| Luminance | 0.4813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.18
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.03
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.25
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.45
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.46
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9B45A #5A7FD9
analogous
#D9755A #D9B45A #BED95A
triadic
#D9B45A #5AD9B4 #B45AD9
tetradic
#D9B45A #5AD975 #5A7FD9 #D95ABE
square
#D9B45A #5AD975 #5A7FD9 #D95ABE
split-complementary
#D9B45A #5ABED9 #755AD9
monochromatic
#967423 #C89B2E #D9B45A #E4CB8C #F0E1BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#D9B45A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#D9B45A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9B45A
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9B45A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9B45A | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B351
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBD5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9A7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9b45a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 180, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.117 87.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8ca8b',
500: '#d9b45a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9b45a; $custom-light: #e8ca8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9b45a",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 180,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.52,
"s": 62.562,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78485,
"c": 0.11691,
"h": 87.2
},
"luminance": 0.48132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9B45A
secondary
#AFBDE0
accent
#4ECA1B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D