#D9B45F#D9B45F
#D9B45F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.112 H 86.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9B45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 180, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 56%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 56.2%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.97, 3.31, 47.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.97, 47.89, 86.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.55% 0.0075 0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.55% 0.112 86.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0042, 48.2230, 17.6564) |
| Luminance | 0.4822 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.87
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.34
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.96
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.07
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.54
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9B45F #5F84D9
analogous
#D9775F #D9B45F #C1D95F
triadic
#D9B45F #5FD9B4 #B45FD9
tetradic
#D9B45F #5FD977 #5F84D9 #D95FC1
square
#D9B45F #5FD977 #5F84D9 #D95FC1
split-complementary
#D9B45F #5FC1D9 #775FD9
monochromatic
#997624 #CB9C30 #D9B45F #E5CB90 #F0E2C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#D9B45F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.64
#D9B45F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9B45F
10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9B45F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9B45F | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.64 | 10.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B357
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBD62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9A7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9b45f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 180, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.112 86.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7ca8f',
500: '#d9b45f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9b45f; $custom-light: #e7ca8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9b45f",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 180,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.803,
"s": 61.616,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78546,
"c": 0.11249,
"h": 86.2
},
"luminance": 0.4822
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9B45F
secondary
#B3C1E1
accent
#51C91C
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D