#DC995C#DC995C
#DC995C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.112 H 62.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC995C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 153, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 58.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.59, 18.76, 41.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.59, 45.77, 65.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.61% 0.0525 0.0987) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.61% 0.112 62) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8408, 38.7742, 15.3510) |
| Luminance | 0.3877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.70
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.01
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.25
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.69
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.99
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC995C #5C9FDC
analogous
#DC5C5F #DC995C #DCD95C
triadic
#DC995C #5CDC99 #995CDC
tetradic
#DC995C #5FDC5C #5C9FDC #D95CDC
square
#DC995C #5FDC5C #5C9FDC #D95CDC
split-complementary
#DC995C #5CDCD9 #5C5FDC
monochromatic
#9C5C22 #CE7A2C #DC995C #E7B98E #F2D8C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#DC995C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#DC995C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC995C
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC995C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC995C | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9E57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAD5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE8B8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc995c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 153, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.112 62.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eab78b',
500: '#dc995c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc995c; $custom-light: #eab78b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc995c",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 153,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.594,
"s": 64.646,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73615,
"c": 0.11178,
"h": 62
},
"luminance": 0.38771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC995C
secondary
#B2CBE2
accent
#77CC19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D