#DBC38D#DBC38D
#DBC38D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.076 H 86.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC38D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 52%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 36%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 35.6%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.62, 0.76, 30.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.62, 30.28, 88.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.47% 0.0043 0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.47% 0.076 86.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5373, 56.0153, 33.1860) |
| Luminance | 0.5601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.66
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.29
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.48
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.52
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.57
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC38D #8DA5DB
analogous
#DB9C8D #DBC38D #CCDB8D
triadic
#DBC38D #8DDBC3 #C38DDB
tetradic
#DBC38D #8DDB9C #8DA5DB #DB8DCC
square
#DBC38D #8DDB9C #8DA5DB #DB8DCC
split-complementary
#DBC38D #8DCCDB #9C8DDB
monochromatic
#B58F39 #CCAB5E #DBC38D #EADBBC #F8F3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#DBC38D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.20
#DBC38D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC38D
12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC38D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC38D | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.20 | 12.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0C289
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C88F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7BAB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc38d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.076 86.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7d5ae',
500: '#dbc38d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc38d; $custom-light: #e7d5ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc38d",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.538,
"s": 52,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82469,
"c": 0.07553,
"h": 86.7
},
"luminance": 0.56013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC38D
secondary
#5A75B2
accent
#55BF26
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFBF7
border
#D5D4D0
text
#161410
muted
#848381