#DC9D53#DC9D53
#DC9D53 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.118 H 68.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9D53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 157, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 62%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 62.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 15.97, 47.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 49.90, 71.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.24% 0.043 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.24% 0.118 68.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1362, 39.9575, 13.6226) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.30
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.79
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.56
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.63
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.86
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9D53 #5392DC
analogous
#DC5953 #DC9D53 #D7DC53
triadic
#DC9D53 #53DC9D #9D53DC
tetradic
#DC9D53 #53DC59 #5392DC #DC53D7
square
#DC9D53 #53DC59 #5392DC #DC53D7
split-complementary
#DC9D53 #53D7DC #5953DC
monochromatic
#965F1F #C97F29 #DC9D53 #E6BA86 #F1D7B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#DC9D53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#DC9D53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9D53
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9D53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9D53 | 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)
#B2A14C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE8E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9d53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 157, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.118 68.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebba86',
500: '#dc9d53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9d53; $custom-light: #ebba86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9d53",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 157,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.409,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74244,
"c": 0.11782,
"h": 68.6
},
"luminance": 0.39954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9D53
secondary
#ABC3E0
accent
#8DE93F
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C