#DC9B50#DC9B50
#DC9B50 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.120 H 67.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9B50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 155, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 64%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 63.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, 16.85, 48.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 51.02, 70.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.83% 0.0451 0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.83% 0.12 67.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6873, 39.2410, 12.9139) |
| Luminance | 0.3924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.06
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.75
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.54
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.59
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.63
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9B50 #5091DC
analogous
#DC5550 #DC9B50 #D7DC50
triadic
#DC9B50 #50DC9B #9B50DC
tetradic
#DC9B50 #50DC55 #5091DC #DC50D7
square
#DC9B50 #50DC55 #5091DC #DC50D7
split-complementary
#DC9B50 #50D7DC #5550DC
monochromatic
#945D1E #C77D28 #DC9B50 #E6B883 #F0D5B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#DC9B50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#DC9B50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9B50
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9B50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9B50 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8C8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9b50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 155, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.120 67.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebb883',
500: '#dc9b50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9b50; $custom-light: #ebb883; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9b50",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 155,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.143,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73833,
"c": 0.12002,
"h": 67.9
},
"luminance": 0.39238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9B50
secondary
#A8C2DF
accent
#8EEA3E
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C