#DAB549#DAB549
#DAB549 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.131 H 89.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAB549 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 181, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 66%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 67%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 66.5%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.10, 1.71, 58.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.10, 58.12, 88.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.61% 0.0001 0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.61% 0.131 89.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6423, 48.4369, 13.1946) |
| Luminance | 0.4843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.79
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.45
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.64
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.07
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.21
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAB549 #496EDA
analogous
#DA6D49 #DAB549 #B6DA49
triadic
#DAB549 #49DAB5 #B549DA
tetradic
#DAB549 #49DA6D #496EDA #DA49B6
square
#DAB549 #49DA6D #496EDA #DA49B6
split-complementary
#DAB549 #49B6DA #6D49DA
monochromatic
#8C701C #BF9827 #DAB549 #E4CA7C #EFDEAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#DAB549 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.69
#DAB549 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAB549
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAB549 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAB549 | 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)
#C8B33C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BD4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBA79E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dab549; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 181, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.131 89.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9ca81',
500: '#dab549',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dab549; $custom-light: #e9ca81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dab549",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 181,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.69,
"s": 66.21,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78605,
"c": 0.13145,
"h": 89.9
},
"luminance": 0.48434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAB549
secondary
#A2B1DD
accent
#6AE93F
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#17130B
muted
#85827C