#DAB36E#DAB36E
#DAB36E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.098 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAB36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 179, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 59%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 49.5%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.00, 5.53, 40.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.00, 40.72, 82.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.66% 0.0157 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.66% 0.098 80.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8499, 48.2740, 21.5463) |
| Luminance | 0.4827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.44
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.86
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.89
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.92
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.14
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAB36E #6E95DA
analogous
#DA7D6E #DAB36E #CBDA6E
triadic
#DAB36E #6EDAB3 #B36EDA
tetradic
#DAB36E #6EDA7D #6E95DA #DA6ECB
square
#DAB36E #6EDA7D #6E95DA #DA6ECB
split-complementary
#DAB36E #6ECBDA #7D6EDA
monochromatic
#A4782A #CE993D #DAB36E #E6CD9F #F3E6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#DAB36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#DAB36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAB36E
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAB36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAB36E | 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)
#C4B368
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBD70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dab36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 179, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.098 80.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c999',
500: '#dab36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dab36e; $custom-light: #e8c999; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dab36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 179,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.333,
"s": 59.341,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78655,
"c": 0.09837,
"h": 80.8
},
"luminance": 0.48271
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAB36E
secondary
#BFCDE5
accent
#5BC71F
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E