#DB9856#DB9856

#DB9856 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.115 H 63.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB9856
RGB	rgb(219, 152, 86)
HSL	hsl(30, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(30, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 60.7%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.16, 18.45, 44.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.16, 47.96, 67.38°)
OKLab	oklab(73.24% 0.0508 0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(73.24% 0.115 63.9)
XYZ	xyz(42.1240, 38.1919, 13.9555)
Luminance	0.3819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB9856 #5699DB

analogous

#DB5657 #DB9856 #DBDA56

triadic

#DB9856 #56DB98 #9856DB

tetradic

#DB9856 #57DB56 #5699DB #DA56DB

square

#DB9856 #57DB56 #5699DB #DA56DB

split-complementary

#DB9856 #56DBDA #5657DB

monochromatic

#975B20 #C9792B #DB9856 #E6B788 #F0D5BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#DB9856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.64

#DB9856 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DB9856

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB9856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB9856	1.00	2.43	8.64	8.64
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AD9D50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BDAC57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ED8989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db9856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 152, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.115 63.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eab687',
    500: '#db9856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db9856;
$custom-light: #eab687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db9856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.774,
    "s": 64.878,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73235,
    "c": 0.11536,
    "h": 63.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB9856

secondary

#ADC7E0

accent

#95E840

background

#FEFBF8

surface

#FDF6F0

border

#D5D0CB

text

#17110B

muted

#85807C

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB9856

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →