#DC8D5B#DC8D5B
#DC8D5B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.117 H 52.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC8D5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 141, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 58.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.77, 25.13, 38.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.77, 46.27, 57.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.43% 0.0715 0.0922) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.43% 0.117 52.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9311, 35.0244, 14.5002) |
| Luminance | 0.3502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.27
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 5.79
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.80
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 6.39
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.51
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC8D5B #5BAADC
analogous
#DC5B69 #DC8D5B #DCCD5B
triadic
#DC8D5B #5BDC8D #8D5BDC
tetradic
#DC8D5B #69DC5B #5BAADC #CD5BDC
square
#DC8D5B #69DC5B #5BAADC #CD5BDC
split-complementary
#DC8D5B #5BDCCD #5B69DC
monochromatic
#9B5121 #CE6B2C #DC8D5B #E7B08D #F2D3C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#DC8D5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#DC8D5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC8D5B
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC8D5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC8D5B | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39557
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A75B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF7E81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc8d5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 141, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.117 52.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebae8a',
500: '#dc8d5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc8d5b; $custom-light: #ebae8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc8d5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 141,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.256,
"s": 64.824,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71425,
"c": 0.11663,
"h": 52.2
},
"luminance": 0.35021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC8D5B
secondary
#B1CFE2
accent
#87CD19
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FDF4F0
border
#D5CECB
text
#17100C
muted
#857F7D