#DB9C59#DB9C59
#DB9C59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.113 H 66.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB9C59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 156, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 64%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 59.4%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.16, 16.51, 43.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.16, 46.93, 69.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.02% 0.0455 0.1032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.02% 0.113 66.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9076, 39.5616, 14.8255) |
| Luminance | 0.3956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.93
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.22
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.42
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.62
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.63
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB9C59 #5998DB
analogous
#DB5B59 #DB9C59 #D9DB59
triadic
#DB9C59 #59DB9C #9C59DB
tetradic
#DB9C59 #59DB5B #5998DB #DB59D9
square
#DB9C59 #59DB5B #5998DB #DB59D9
split-complementary
#DB9C59 #59D9DB #5B59DB
monochromatic
#995F21 #CB7E2C #DB9C59 #E6BA8B #F1D8BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#DB9C59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#DB9C59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB9C59
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB9C59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB9C59 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A053
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAF5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED8E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db9c59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 156, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.113 66.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eab989',
500: '#db9c59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db9c59; $custom-light: #eab989; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db9c59",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 156,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.923,
"s": 64.356,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74021,
"c": 0.11274,
"h": 66.2
},
"luminance": 0.39558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB9C59
secondary
#AFC7E1
accent
#70CC19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D