Exploring the Color #D9A96F

#D9A96F sits at 33° on the color wheel, placing it in the orange family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 58% saturation and 64% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 217, 169, 111 produces a 9.86:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #D9A96F is a clear variant of CSS tan — about 32 units away from #D2B48C. Designers reach for orange hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the warm cast tends to pair best with cool neutrals around 210°-230° to balance temperature.

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