#DC9A45#DC9A45
#DC9A45 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.127 H 70.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9A45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 154, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 69%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 68.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.58, 16.73, 52.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.58, 55.56, 72.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.53% 0.0432 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.53% 0.127 70.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1479, 38.7600, 10.8907) |
| Luminance | 0.3876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.39
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.59
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.43
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.95
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.97
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9A45 #4587DC
analogous
#DC4F45 #DC9A45 #D3DC45
triadic
#DC9A45 #45DC9A #9A45DC
tetradic
#DC9A45 #45DC4F #4587DC #DC45D3
square
#DC9A45 #45DC4F #4587DC #DC45D3
split-complementary
#DC9A45 #45D3DC #4F45DC
monochromatic
#8C5A1A #C07C24 #DC9A45 #E6B679 #EFD2AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#DC9A45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#DC9A45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9A45
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9A45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9A45 | 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)
#B19E3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8A88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9a45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 154, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.127 70.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecb77c',
500: '#dc9a45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9a45; $custom-light: #ecb77c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9a45",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 154,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.775,
"s": 68.326,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73527,
"c": 0.1274,
"h": 70.2
},
"luminance": 0.38757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9A45
secondary
#A0BBDD
accent
#89EB3D
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C