#DAB36D#DAB36D
#DAB36D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.099 H 81.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAB36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 179, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 60%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 50%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.98, 5.44, 40.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.98, 41.20, 82.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.64% 0.0153 0.0981) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.64% 0.099 81.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7958, 48.2523, 21.2611) |
| Luminance | 0.4825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.41
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.76
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.91
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.02
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.20
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAB36D #6D94DA
analogous
#DA7D6D #DAB36D #CBDA6D
triadic
#DAB36D #6DDAB3 #B36DDA
tetradic
#DAB36D #6DDA7D #6D94DA #DA6DCB
square
#DAB36D #6DDA7D #6D94DA #DA6DCB
split-complementary
#DAB36D #6DCBDA #7D6DDA
monochromatic
#A37829 #CE9A3C #DAB36D #E6CC9E #F3E6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#DAB36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#DAB36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAB36D
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAB36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAB36D | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B367
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBD6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dab36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 179, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.099 81.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c998',
500: '#dab36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dab36d; $custom-light: #e8c998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dab36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 179,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.532,
"s": 59.563,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78639,
"c": 0.09933,
"h": 81.1
},
"luminance": 0.4825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAB36D
secondary
#BECCE4
accent
#5BC71E
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E