#DB9256#DB9256

#DB9256 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.117 H 58.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB9256
RGB	rgb(219, 146, 86)
HSL	hsl(27, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(27, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 60.7%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.74, 21.67, 42.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.74, 47.79, 63.03°)
OKLab	oklab(72.13% 0.0604 0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(72.13% 0.117 58.8)
XYZ	xyz(41.1747, 36.2933, 13.6391)
Luminance	0.3629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB9256 #569FDB

analogous

#DB565C #DB9256 #DBD556

triadic

#DB9256 #56DB92 #9256DB

tetradic

#DB9256 #5CDB56 #569FDB #D556DB

square

#DB9256 #5CDB56 #569FDB #D556DB

split-complementary

#DB9256 #56DBD5 #565CDB

monochromatic

#975620 #C9722B #DB9256 #E6B388 #F0D3BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.54

#DB9256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.26

#DB9256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DB9256

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB9256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB9256	1.00	2.54	8.26	8.26
#FFFFFF	2.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A89951

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B9A956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ED8384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db9256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 146, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.117 58.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eab287',
    500: '#db9256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db9256;
$custom-light: #eab287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db9256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 146,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.068,
    "s": 64.878,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72134,
    "c": 0.11677,
    "h": 58.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.3629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB9256

secondary

#ADC9E0

accent

#9CE840

background

#FEFAF8

surface

#FDF5F0

border

#D5CFCB

text

#17110B

muted

#85807C

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB9256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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