#DBC38E#DBC38E
#DBC38E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.074 H 86.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DBC38E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 195, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 52%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 35%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 35.2%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.64, 0.88, 29.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.64, 29.78, 88.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.49% 0.0047 0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.49% 0.074 86.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6120, 56.0452, 33.5797) |
| Luminance | 0.5604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.60
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.40
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.41
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.49
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.54
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DBC38E #8EA6DB
analogous
#DB9C8E #DBC38E #CCDB8E
triadic
#DBC38E #8EDBC3 #C38EDB
tetradic
#DBC38E #8EDB9C #8EA6DB #DB8ECC
square
#DBC38E #8EDB9C #8EA6DB #DB8ECC
split-complementary
#DBC38E #8ECCDB #9C8EDB
monochromatic
#B58F3A #CCAA60 #DBC38E #EADCBC #F8F3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#DBC38E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.21
#DBC38E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DBC38E
12.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DBC38E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DBC38E | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.21 | 12.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFC28A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C890
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7BAB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dbc38e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 195, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.074 86.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7d5af',
500: '#dbc38e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dbc38e; $custom-light: #e7d5af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dbc38e",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 195,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.299,
"s": 51.678,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82488,
"c": 0.07441,
"h": 86.3
},
"luminance": 0.56043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DBC38E
secondary
#5B76B2
accent
#56BF26
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFBF7
border
#D5D4D0
text
#161410
muted
#848381