#D9B95E#D9B95E
#D9B95E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.503; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.116 H 90.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9B95E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 185, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 57%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 56.7%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.23, 0.60, 49.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.23, 49.74, 89.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.54% -0.0005 0.1164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.54% 0.116 90.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9867, 50.2602, 17.7611) |
| Luminance | 0.5026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.86
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.49
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.69
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.29
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.27
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9B95E #5E7ED9
analogous
#D97B5E #D9B95E #BBD95E
triadic
#D9B95E #5ED9B9 #B95ED9
tetradic
#D9B95E #5ED97B #5E7ED9 #D95EBB
square
#D9B95E #5ED97B #5E7ED9 #D95EBB
split-complementary
#D9B95E #5EBBD9 #7B5ED9
monochromatic
#997A24 #CAA230 #D9B95E #E5CF90 #F0E4C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#D9B95E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.05
#D9B95E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9B95E
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9B95E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9B95E | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.05 | 11.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB755
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2C062
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9ACA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9b95e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 185, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.116 90.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7cd8e',
500: '#d9b95e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9b95e; $custom-light: #e7cd8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9b95e",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 185,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.39,
"s": 61.809,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79538,
"c": 0.11639,
"h": 90.2
},
"luminance": 0.50258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9B95E
secondary
#3E579D
accent
#49CA1C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFAF4
border
#D6D3CE
text
#16130C
muted
#85837F