#DB8E51#DB8E51
#DB8E51 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.121 H 57.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB8E51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 142, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.2%, 63%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.75, 23.48, 43.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.75, 49.85, 61.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.35% 0.0651 0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.35% 0.121 57.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3745, 35.0038, 12.4130) |
| Luminance | 0.3500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 3.33
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.07
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.23
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.61
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 5.75
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB8E51 #519EDB
analogous
#DB5159 #DB8E51 #DBD351
triadic
#DB8E51 #51DB8E #8E51DB
tetradic
#DB8E51 #59DB51 #519EDB #D351DB
square
#DB8E51 #59DB51 #519EDB #D351DB
split-complementary
#DB8E51 #51DBD3 #5159DB
monochromatic
#93521E #C66E29 #DB8E51 #E5AF84 #F0D0B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#DB8E51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#DB8E51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB8E51
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB8E51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB8E51 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5954B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A751
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE7E80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db8e51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 142, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.121 57.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebaf84',
500: '#db8e51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db8e51; $custom-light: #ebaf84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db8e51",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 142,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.522,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71346,
"c": 0.12128,
"h": 57.5
},
"luminance": 0.35
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB8E51
secondary
#A9C7DF
accent
#9EE93F
background
#FFFAF8
surface
#FEF4EF
border
#D6CECA
text
#17100B
muted
#857F7C