#DC9F46#DC9F46
#DC9F46 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.127 H 73.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9F46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 159, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 68%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 68.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.79, 14.10, 53.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.79, 55.65, 75.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.48% 0.0357 0.1218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.48% 0.127 73.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0217, 40.4575, 11.3364) |
| Luminance | 0.4045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.82
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.94
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.15
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.48
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.48
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9F46 #4683DC
analogous
#DC5446 #DC9F46 #CEDC46
triadic
#DC9F46 #46DC9F #9F46DC
tetradic
#DC9F46 #46DC54 #4683DC #DC46CE
square
#DC9F46 #46DC54 #4683DC #DC46CE
split-complementary
#DC9F46 #46CEDC #5446DC
monochromatic
#8D5E1B #C08124 #DC9F46 #E6BA79 #EFD4AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#DC9F46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#DC9F46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9F46
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9F46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9F46 | 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)
#B5A23C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B049
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8F8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9f46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 159, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.127 73.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebbb7d',
500: '#dc9f46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9f46; $custom-light: #ebbb7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9f46",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 159,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.6,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74479,
"c": 0.12693,
"h": 73.7
},
"luminance": 0.40454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9F46
secondary
#A0B9DD
accent
#84EB3D
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C