#DAA55E#DAA55E
#DAA55E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.108 H 73.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAA55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 63%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 57%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 56.9%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.30, 11.64, 43.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.30, 45.45, 75.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.69% 0.0318 0.1037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.69% 0.109 73) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3913, 42.6269, 16.4772) |
| Luminance | 0.4262 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.35
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.75
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.31
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.59
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.76
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAA55E #5E93DA
analogous
#DA675E #DAA55E #D1DA5E
triadic
#DAA55E #5EDAA5 #A55EDA
tetradic
#DAA55E #5EDA67 #5E93DA #DA5ED1
square
#DAA55E #5EDA67 #5E93DA #DA5ED1
split-complementary
#DAA55E #5ED1DA #675EDA
monochromatic
#9A6723 #CC892F #DAA55E #E5C190 #F1DDC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#DAA55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#DAA55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAA55E
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAA55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAA55E | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A758
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B460
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EB9894
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #daa55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.108 73.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9bf8d',
500: '#daa55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #daa55e; $custom-light: #e9bf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#daa55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.355,
"s": 62.626,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7569,
"c": 0.1085,
"h": 73
},
"luminance": 0.42624
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAA55E
secondary
#B3C7E1
accent
#66CA1B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#16120C
muted
#84817D