#DC9255#DC9255

#DC9255 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.118 H 58.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DC9255
RGB	rgb(220, 146, 85)
HSL	hsl(27, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(27, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.6%, 61.4%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.85, 22.02, 43.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.85, 48.54, 63.02°)
OKLab	oklab(72.24% 0.0613 0.1012)
OKLCH	oklch(72.24% 0.118 58.8)
XYZ	xyz(41.4366, 36.4329, 13.4425)
Luminance	0.3643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DC9255 #559FDC

analogous

#DC555C #DC9255 #DCD655

triadic

#DC9255 #55DC92 #9255DC

tetradic

#DC9255 #5CDC55 #559FDC #D655DC

square

#DC9255 #5CDC55 #559FDC #D655DC

split-complementary

#DC9255 #55DCD6 #555CDC

monochromatic

#97561F #CA722A #DC9255 #E6B388 #F1D3BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#DC9255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.29

#DC9255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DC9255

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DC9255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DC9255	1.00	2.53	8.29	8.29
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8994F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BAA955

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EF8284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dc9255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 146, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.118 58.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ebb286',
    500: '#dc9255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dc9255;
$custom-light: #ebb286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dc9255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 220,
    "g": 146,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.111,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72238,
    "c": 0.11831,
    "h": 58.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.36429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DC9255

secondary

#ACC9E0

accent

#9CE93F

background

#FFFAF8

surface

#FEF5EF

border

#D6CFCA

text

#17110B

muted

#85807C

Preview Lab

Preview with #DC9255

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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