#DC9B4B#DC9B4B
#DC9B4B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.123 H 69.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9B4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 155, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 65.9%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.87, 16.53, 50.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.87, 53.14, 71.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.78% 0.0435 0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.78% 0.123 69.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5094, 39.1698, 11.9769) |
| Luminance | 0.3917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.34
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.08
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.37
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.44
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.83
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9B4B #4B8CDC
analogous
#DC524B #DC9B4B #D5DC4B
triadic
#DC9B4B #4BDC9B #9B4BDC
tetradic
#DC9B4B #4BDC52 #4B8CDC #DC4BD5
square
#DC9B4B #4BDC52 #4B8CDC #DC4BD5
split-complementary
#DC9B4B #4BD5DC #524BDC
monochromatic
#915C1C #C47D26 #DC9B4B #E6B77E #F0D4B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#DC9B4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#DC9B4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9B4B
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9B4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9B4B | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8B89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9b4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 155, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.123 69.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebb880',
500: '#dc9b4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9b4b; $custom-light: #ebb880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9b4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 155,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.103,
"s": 67.442,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73776,
"c": 0.12345,
"h": 69.4
},
"luminance": 0.39166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9B4B
secondary
#A4BEDE
accent
#8BEA3D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C