#DC9D4B#DC9D4B
#DC9D4B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.123 H 70.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9D4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 157, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 65.9%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, 15.46, 51.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 53.33, 73.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.15% 0.0403 0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.15% 0.123 70.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8450, 39.8410, 12.0888) |
| Luminance | 0.3984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.81
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.05
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.32
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.33
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.60
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9D4B #4B8ADC
analogous
#DC544B #DC9D4B #D3DC4B
triadic
#DC9D4B #4BDC9D #9D4BDC
tetradic
#DC9D4B #4BDC54 #4B8ADC #DC4BD3
square
#DC9D4B #4BDC54 #4B8ADC #DC4BD3
split-complementary
#DC9D4B #4BD3DC #544BDC
monochromatic
#915E1C #C47F26 #DC9D4B #E6B97E #F0D5B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#DC9D4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#DC9D4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9D4B
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9D4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9D4B | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A142
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AF4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8D8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9d4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 157, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.123 70.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebb980',
500: '#dc9d4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9d4b; $custom-light: #ebb980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9d4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 157,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.931,
"s": 67.442,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74152,
"c": 0.12345,
"h": 70.9
},
"luminance": 0.39838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9D4B
secondary
#A4BEDE
accent
#89EA3D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C