#DA9C42#DA9C42
#DA9C42 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.128 H 73.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DA9C42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 156, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 67%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 70%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 69.7%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.81, 14.64, 54.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.81, 56.45, 74.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.65% 0.0368 0.1227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.65% 0.128 73.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7881, 39.0791, 10.4953) |
| Luminance | 0.3908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.49
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.09
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.30
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.51
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.73
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DA9C42 #4280DA
analogous
#DA5042 #DA9C42 #CCDA42
triadic
#DA9C42 #42DA9C #9C42DA
tetradic
#DA9C42 #42DA50 #4280DA #DA42CC
square
#DA9C42 #42DA50 #4280DA #DA42CC
split-complementary
#DA9C42 #42CCDA #5042DA
monochromatic
#875B1A #BA7D24 #DA9C42 #E4B775 #EED2A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#DA9C42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#DA9C42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DA9C42
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DA9C42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DA9C42 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B29F37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED8C89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #da9c42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(218, 156, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.128 73.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eab97b',
500: '#da9c42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #da9c42; $custom-light: #eab97b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#da9c42",
"rgb": {
"r": 218,
"g": 156,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.526,
"s": 67.257,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73649,
"c": 0.12807,
"h": 73.3
},
"luminance": 0.39076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DA9C42
secondary
#9CB6DB
accent
#84EA3E
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C