#DC9D4C#DC9D4C
#DC9D4C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.123 H 70.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9D4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 157, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 67%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 65%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 65.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.37, 15.52, 50.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.37, 52.91, 72.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.16% 0.0407 0.1158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.16% 0.123 70.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8795, 39.8548, 12.2705) |
| Luminance | 0.3985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.73
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.16
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.33
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.34
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.62
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9D4C #4C8BDC
analogous
#DC554C #DC9D4C #D3DC4C
triadic
#DC9D4C #4CDC9D #9D4CDC
tetradic
#DC9D4C #4CDC55 #4C8BDC #DC4CD3
square
#DC9D4C #4CDC55 #4C8BDC #DC4CD3
split-complementary
#DC9D4C #4CD3DC #554CDC
monochromatic
#915E1C #C47F26 #DC9D4C #E6B97F #F0D5B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#DC9D4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#DC9D4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9D4C
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9D4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9D4C | 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)
#B3A144
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AF4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8D8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9d4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 157, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.123 70.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebb981',
500: '#dc9d4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9d4c; $custom-light: #ebb981; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9d4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 157,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.75,
"s": 67.29,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74163,
"c": 0.12276,
"h": 70.7
},
"luminance": 0.39851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9D4C
secondary
#A5BEDF
accent
#89EA3E
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C