#DC9D52#DC9D52
#DC9D52 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.119 H 68.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9D52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 157, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 62.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, 15.90, 47.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 50.34, 71.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.23% 0.0426 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.23% 0.119 68.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0979, 39.9422, 13.4207) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.35
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.92
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.51
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.57
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.81
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9D52 #5291DC
analogous
#DC5852 #DC9D52 #D6DC52
triadic
#DC9D52 #52DC9D #9D52DC
tetradic
#DC9D52 #52DC58 #5291DC #DC52D6
square
#DC9D52 #52DC58 #5291DC #DC52D6
split-complementary
#DC9D52 #52D6DC #5852DC
monochromatic
#955F1E #C87F29 #DC9D52 #E6BA85 #F1D7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#DC9D52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#DC9D52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9D52
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9D52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9D52 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A14B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE8E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9d52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 157, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.119 68.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebba85',
500: '#dc9d52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9d52; $custom-light: #ebba85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9d52",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 157,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.609,
"s": 66.346,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74232,
"c": 0.11854,
"h": 68.9
},
"luminance": 0.39939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9D52
secondary
#AAC3E0
accent
#8CE93F
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C