#D9CAA2#D9CAA2
#D9CAA2 is a very light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.596; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.056 H 89.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D9CAA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 202, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 42%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 25%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 25.3%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.62, -0.98, 21.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.62, 21.92, 92.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.13% 0.0001 0.0557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.13% 0.056 89.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2576, 59.6027, 42.7164) |
| Luminance | 0.5960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.84
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.72
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.77
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.87
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.31
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D9CAA2 #A2B1D9
analogous
#D9AFA2 #D9CAA2 #CDD9A2
triadic
#D9CAA2 #A2D9CA #CAA2D9
tetradic
#D9CAA2 #A2D9AF #A2B1D9 #D9A2CD
square
#D9CAA2 #A2D9AF #A2B1D9 #D9A2CD
split-complementary
#D9CAA2 #A2CDD9 #AFA2D9
monochromatic
#B5984B #C7B177 #D9CAA2 #EBE3CD #F6F3E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#D9CAA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.92
#D9CAA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D9CAA2
12.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D9CAA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D9CAA2 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.92 | 12.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C89F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7CDA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E2C3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d9caa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 202, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.056 89.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5dabd',
500: '#d9caa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d9caa2; $custom-light: #e5dabd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d9caa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 202,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.636,
"s": 41.985,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84128,
"c": 0.05573,
"h": 89.9
},
"luminance": 0.59601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D9CAA2
secondary
#6F81B0
accent
#55B530
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#161412
muted
#848382