#DC9E66#DC9E66
#DC9E66 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.104 H 62.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9E66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 158, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 63%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 54%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 53.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.92, 16.87, 38.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.92, 41.76, 66.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.69% 0.0482 0.0917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.69% 0.104 62.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1427, 40.6319, 18.0856) |
| Luminance | 0.4063 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.73
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.04
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.10
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.40
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.91
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9E66 #66A4DC
analogous
#DC6669 #DC9E66 #DCD966
triadic
#DC9E66 #66DC9E #9E66DC
tetradic
#DC9E66 #69DC66 #66A4DC #D966DC
square
#DC9E66 #69DC66 #66A4DC #D966DC
split-complementary
#DC9E66 #66DCD9 #6669DC
monochromatic
#A26125 #D17E34 #DC9E66 #E7BE98 #F3DDCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#DC9E66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#DC9E66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9E66
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9E66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9E66 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A361
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B067
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED9190
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9e66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 158, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.104 62.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eaba92',
500: '#dc9e66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9e66; $custom-light: #eaba92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9e66",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 158,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.475,
"s": 62.766,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74693,
"c": 0.10357,
"h": 62.3
},
"luminance": 0.40629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9E66
secondary
#BAD0E4
accent
#77CB1B
background
#FEFBF9
surface
#FDF6F1
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17110D
muted
#85807E