#DC9B45#DC9B45
#DC9B45 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.127 H 70.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9B45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 155, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 69%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 68.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.82, 16.19, 53.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.82, 55.65, 73.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.71% 0.0417 0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.71% 0.127 70.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3136, 39.0915, 10.9459) |
| Luminance | 0.3909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.39
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.82
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.39
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.73
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 7.03
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9B45 #4586DC
analogous
#DC5045 #DC9B45 #D2DC45
triadic
#DC9B45 #45DC9B #9B45DC
tetradic
#DC9B45 #45DC50 #4586DC #DC45D2
square
#DC9B45 #45DC50 #4586DC #DC45D2
split-complementary
#DC9B45 #45D2DC #5045DC
monochromatic
#8C5B1A #C07D24 #DC9B45 #E6B779 #EFD2AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#DC9B45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#DC9B45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9B45
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9B45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9B45 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8B88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9b45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 155, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.127 70.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebb87c',
500: '#dc9b45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9b45; $custom-light: #ebb87c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9b45",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 155,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.172,
"s": 68.326,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73714,
"c": 0.12739,
"h": 70.9
},
"luminance": 0.39088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9B45
secondary
#A0BADD
accent
#88EB3D
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C