#DC9C4B#DC9C4B
#DC9C4B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.123 H 70.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9C4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 156, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 65.9%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.11, 16.00, 50.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.11, 53.23, 72.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.96% 0.0419 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.96% 0.123 70.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6765, 39.5040, 12.0326) |
| Luminance | 0.3950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.56
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.04
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.37
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.56
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.59
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9C4B #4B8BDC
analogous
#DC534B #DC9C4B #D4DC4B
triadic
#DC9C4B #4BDC9C #9C4BDC
tetradic
#DC9C4B #4BDC53 #4B8BDC #DC4BD4
square
#DC9C4B #4BDC53 #4B8BDC #DC4BD4
split-complementary
#DC9C4B #4BD4DC #534BDC
monochromatic
#915D1C #C47E26 #DC9C4B #E6B87E #F0D4B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#DC9C4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#DC9C4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9C4B
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9C4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9C4B | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A042
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8C8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9c4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 156, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.123 70.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebb980',
500: '#dc9c4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9c4b; $custom-light: #ebb980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9c4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 156,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.517,
"s": 67.442,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73964,
"c": 0.12344,
"h": 70.1
},
"luminance": 0.39501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9C4B
secondary
#A4BEDE
accent
#8AEA3D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C