#DAAA59#DAAA59
#DAAA59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.114 H 78.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAAA59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 170, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 64%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 59%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 59.2%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.48, 8.58, 47.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.48, 48.58, 79.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.6% 0.0221 0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.6% 0.114 78.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0937, 44.3791, 15.6402) |
| Luminance | 0.4438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.50
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.43
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.89
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.08
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.48
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAAA59 #5989DA
analogous
#DA6959 #DAAA59 #CADA59
triadic
#DAAA59 #59DAAA #AA59DA
tetradic
#DAAA59 #59DA69 #5989DA #DA59CA
square
#DAAA59 #59DA69 #5989DA #DA59CA
split-complementary
#DAAA59 #59CADA #6959DA
monochromatic
#976B22 #C98F2D #DAAA59 #E5C48B #F0DDBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#DAAA59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#DAAA59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAAA59
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAAA59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAAA59 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAB51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B75B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EB9C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #daaa59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 170, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.114 78.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c38a',
500: '#daaa59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #daaa59; $custom-light: #e9c38a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#daaa59",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 170,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.674,
"s": 63.547,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76596,
"c": 0.11381,
"h": 78.8
},
"luminance": 0.44376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAAA59
secondary
#AFC1E0
accent
#5CCB1A
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D