#DB9D59#DB9D59
#DB9D59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.113 H 67.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB9D59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 157, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 64%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 59.4%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.40, 15.97, 44.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.40, 47.01, 70.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.21% 0.0439 0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.21% 0.113 67.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0761, 39.8986, 14.8817) |
| Luminance | 0.3990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.06
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.38
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.63
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.79
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.85
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB9D59 #5997DB
analogous
#DB5C59 #DB9D59 #D8DB59
triadic
#DB9D59 #59DB9D #9D59DB
tetradic
#DB9D59 #59DB5C #5997DB #DB59D8
square
#DB9D59 #59DB5C #5997DB #DB59D8
split-complementary
#DB9D59 #59D8DB #5C59DB
monochromatic
#996021 #CB7F2C #DB9D59 #E6BB8B #F1D8BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#DB9D59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#DB9D59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB9D59
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB9D59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB9D59 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A153
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AF5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED8F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db9d59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 157, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.113 67.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eaba8a',
500: '#db9d59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db9d59; $custom-light: #eaba8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db9d59",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 157,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.385,
"s": 64.356,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74209,
"c": 0.11269,
"h": 67.1
},
"luminance": 0.39895
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB9D59
secondary
#AFC7E1
accent
#6FCC19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D