#DAB55E#DAB55E
#DAB55E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.114 H 86.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DAB55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 181, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 63%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 57%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 56.9%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.30, 3.12, 48.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.30, 48.78, 86.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.83% 0.0068 0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.83% 0.114 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4598, 48.7639, 17.5001) |
| Luminance | 0.4876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.16
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.67
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.36
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.42
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.73
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DAB55E #5E83DA
analogous
#DA775E #DAB55E #C1DA5E
triadic
#DAB55E #5EDAB5 #B55EDA
tetradic
#DAB55E #5EDA77 #5E83DA #DA5EC1
square
#DAB55E #5EDA77 #5E83DA #DA5EC1
split-complementary
#DAB55E #5EC1DA #775EDA
monochromatic
#9A7723 #CC9D2F #DAB55E #E5CC90 #F1E3C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#DAB55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.75
#DAB55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DAB55E
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DAB55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DAB55E | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.75 | 10.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B456
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAA8A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dab55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 181, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.114 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8ca8e',
500: '#dab55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dab55e; $custom-light: #e8ca8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dab55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 181,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.097,
"s": 62.626,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78831,
"c": 0.11428,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.48761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DAB55E
secondary
#B3C1E1
accent
#4FCA1B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D