#DAAE3E#DAAE3E
#DAAE3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.135 H 86.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAAE3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 174, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 68%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 72%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.2%, 71.6%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.24, 4.82, 60.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.24, 60.96, 85.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.11% 0.0078 0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.11% 0.135 86.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9216, 45.5283, 10.9783) |
| Luminance | 0.4552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.33
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.34
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.76
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.42
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.76
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAAE3E #3E6ADA
analogous
#DA603E #DAAE3E #B8DA3E
triadic
#DAAE3E #3EDAAE #AE3EDA
tetradic
#DAAE3E #3EDA60 #3E6ADA #DA3EB8
square
#DAAE3E #3EDA60 #3E6ADA #DA3EB8
split-complementary
#DAAE3E #3EB8DA #603EDA
monochromatic
#846619 #B88E23 #DAAE3E #E4C471 #EED9A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#DAAE3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.10
#DAAE3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAAE3E
10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAAE3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAAE3E | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.10 | 10.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AD2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB943
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EC9F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #daae3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 174, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.135 86.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac57a',
500: '#daae3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #daae3e; $custom-light: #eac57a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#daae3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 174,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.077,
"s": 67.826,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77111,
"c": 0.13542,
"h": 86.7
},
"luminance": 0.45525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAAE3E
secondary
#99ACDB
accent
#6EEB3D
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#17120A
muted
#85817C