Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Champagne Gold

Champagne Gold is an earth tone orange color with HEX #D6B971. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 214, 185, 113, HSL 43, 55%, 64%, warm temperature, and is useful for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging.

#D6B971 orange warm earth-tone
HEX #D6B971
RGB rgb(214, 185, 113)
HSL hsl(43 55% 64%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 47, 16)
Luminance 0.5019
Contrast Black 11.04:1White 1.9:1

CSS Utilities

--color-champagne-gold: #D6B971;
.bg-champagne-gold { background-color: #D6B971; }
.text-champagne-gold { color: #D6B971; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5019
Black text11.04:1AA Pass
White text1.9:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    113
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    55,
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  ],
  "cmyk": [
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#B971D6"
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    "#718DD6",
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    "#8771D6"
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    "#D6B971",
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  ]
}
Variants
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  "saturated": "#EAC25D",
  "desaturated": "#C1B085",
  "pastel": "#EEE8D8",
  "neon": "#FFD770"
}
Pairings
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}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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  ],
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Champagne Gold Color

Champagne Gold sits in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character. Champagne Gold is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include finish, durability, and value, which makes it relevant for hardware and automotive. In design work, Champagne Gold is most useful for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Champagne Gold accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #D6B971.Champagne Gold CSS utilitiesUse Champagne Gold in CSS variables and utility classes.#D6B971 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Champagne Gold paletteOpen the generated palette based on Champagne Gold.Champagne Gold harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Champagne Gold against black and white text.

Black text11.04:1AA Pass
White text1.9:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Bamboo#C7B56E
Sandstone#C9AE74
Burly Wood#DEB887
Dark Khaki#BDB76B
Ecru#C2B280

Color Harmonies

#718DD6#718DD6
#D68771#D68771
#C0D671#C0D671
#71D6B9#71D6B9
#B971D6#B971D6
Open full Champagne Gold harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#EADCB8#EADCB8
#B69135#B69135
#EAC25D#EAC25D
#C1B085#C1B085
#EEE8D8#EEE8D8
#FFD770#FFD770

Pairings

Black#000000
#718DD6#718DD6
#D68771#D68771
#C0D671#C0D671
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5