#DC9D43#DC9D43
#DC9D43 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.129 H 72.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9D43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 157, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 69.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.28, 15.01, 54.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.28, 56.67, 74.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.07% 0.0379 0.123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.07% 0.129 72.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5882, 39.7383, 10.7363) |
| Luminance | 0.3973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.36
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.34
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.44
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.54
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.66
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9D43 #4382DC
analogous
#DC5143 #DC9D43 #CFDC43
triadic
#DC9D43 #43DC9D #9D43DC
tetradic
#DC9D43 #43DC51 #4382DC #DC43CF
square
#DC9D43 #43DC51 #4382DC #DC43CF
split-complementary
#DC9D43 #43CFDC #5143DC
monochromatic
#8B5C1A #BE7F23 #DC9D43 #E6B877 #EFD3AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#DC9D43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#DC9D43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9D43
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9D43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9D43 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A038
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AF46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8D8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9d43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 157, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.129 72.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecb97b',
500: '#dc9d43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9d43; $custom-light: #ecb97b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9d43",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 157,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.294,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74071,
"c": 0.12873,
"h": 72.9
},
"luminance": 0.39735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9D43
secondary
#9EB8DD
accent
#84EB3C
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C