#DAB462#DAB462
#DAB462 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.110 H 84.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAB462 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 180, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 62%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 55%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 55%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.10, 3.96, 46.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.10, 46.65, 85.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.68% 0.0097 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.68% 0.11 84.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4414, 48.4324, 18.4025) |
| Luminance | 0.4843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.99
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.05
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.67
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.02
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.28
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAB462 #6288DA
analogous
#DA7862 #DAB462 #C4DA62
triadic
#DAB462 #62DAB4 #B462DA
tetradic
#DAB462 #62DA78 #6288DA #DA62C4
square
#DAB462 #62DA78 #6288DA #DA62C4
split-complementary
#DAB462 #62C4DA #7862DA
monochromatic
#9D7725 #CE9C31 #DAB462 #E6CC94 #F1E3C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#DAB462 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.69
#DAB462 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAB462
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAB462 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAB462 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.69 | 10.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B35B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBD65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAA7A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dab462; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 180, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.110 84.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8ca91',
500: '#dab462',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dab462; $custom-light: #e8ca91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dab462",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 180,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41,
"s": 61.856,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78683,
"c": 0.11014,
"h": 84.9
},
"luminance": 0.4843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAB462
secondary
#B6C4E2
accent
#53CA1C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F1
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130D
muted
#84827E