#DC9F44#DC9F44
#DC9F44 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.128 H 74.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9F44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 159, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 68%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 69%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 69.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.78, 13.99, 54.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.78, 56.48, 75.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.46% 0.0351 0.1234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.46% 0.128 74.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9596, 40.4327, 11.0094) |
| Luminance | 0.4043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.71
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.00
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.18
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.21
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.53
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9F44 #4481DC
analogous
#DC5344 #DC9F44 #CDDC44
triadic
#DC9F44 #44DC9F #9F44DC
tetradic
#DC9F44 #44DC53 #4481DC #DC44CD
square
#DC9F44 #44DC53 #4481DC #DC44CD
split-complementary
#DC9F44 #44CDDC #5344DC
monochromatic
#8B5E1A #BF8124 #DC9F44 #E6B978 #EFD4AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#DC9F44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#DC9F44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9F44
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9F44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9F44 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A239
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B047
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8F8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9f44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 159, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.128 74.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebbb7c',
500: '#dc9f44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9f44; $custom-light: #ebbb7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9f44",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 159,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.921,
"s": 68.468,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7446,
"c": 0.12825,
"h": 74.1
},
"luminance": 0.40429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9F44
secondary
#9FB8DD
accent
#83EB3C
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C