#DAB16E#DAB16E
#DAB16E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.098 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAB16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 177, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 59%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 49.5%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.49, 6.59, 39.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.49, 40.26, 80.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.26% 0.0188 0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.26% 0.098 78.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4520, 47.4781, 21.4136) |
| Luminance | 0.4748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.07
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.63
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.67
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.30
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.38
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAB16E #6E97DA
analogous
#DA7B6E #DAB16E #CDDA6E
triadic
#DAB16E #6EDAB1 #B16EDA
tetradic
#DAB16E #6EDA7B #6E97DA #DA6ECD
square
#DAB16E #6EDA7B #6E97DA #DA6ECD
split-complementary
#DAB16E #6ECDDA #7B6EDA
monochromatic
#A4752A #CE973D #DAB16E #E6CB9F #F3E5D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#DAB16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#DAB16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAB16E
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAB16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAB16E | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B169
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBB70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dab16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 177, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.098 78.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c899',
500: '#dab16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dab16e; $custom-light: #e8c899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dab16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 177,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.222,
"s": 59.341,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7826,
"c": 0.09754,
"h": 78.9
},
"luminance": 0.47475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAB16E
secondary
#BFCDE5
accent
#5EC71F
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E