#DC8B5B#DC8B5B
#DC8B5B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.118 H 50.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC8B5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 139, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 58.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.31, 26.20, 38.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.31, 46.39, 55.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.07% 0.0747 0.0909) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.07% 0.118 50.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6389, 34.4399, 14.4028) |
| Luminance | 0.3444 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 5.81
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.89
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.36
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.39
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 6.45
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC8B5B #5BACDC
analogous
#DC5B6B #DC8B5B #DCCC5B
triadic
#DC8B5B #5BDC8B #8B5BDC
tetradic
#DC8B5B #6BDC5B #5BACDC #CC5BDC
square
#DC8B5B #6BDC5B #5BACDC #CC5BDC
split-complementary
#DC8B5B #5BDCCC #5B6BDC
monochromatic
#9B4F21 #CE682C #DC8B5B #E7AF8D #F2D2C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#DC8B5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#DC8B5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC8B5B
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC8B5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC8B5B | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A65B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF7B7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc8b5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 139, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.118 50.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebad8a',
500: '#dc8b5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc8b5b; $custom-light: #ebad8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc8b5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 139,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.326,
"s": 64.824,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71071,
"c": 0.11768,
"h": 50.6
},
"luminance": 0.34436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC8B5B
secondary
#B1D0E2
accent
#8ACD19
background
#FFFAF8
surface
#FEF4F0
border
#D6CECB
text
#17100C
muted
#857F7D