#DC9F4A#DC9F4A
#DC9F4A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.124 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9F4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 159, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 66%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 66.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.83, 14.33, 52.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.83, 53.97, 74.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.52% 0.0369 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.52% 0.124 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1521, 40.5097, 12.0237) |
| Luminance | 0.4051 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.89
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.07
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.09
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.38
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.45
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9F4A #4A87DC
analogous
#DC564A #DC9F4A #D0DC4A
triadic
#DC9F4A #4ADC9F #9F4ADC
tetradic
#DC9F4A #4ADC56 #4A87DC #DC4AD0
square
#DC9F4A #4ADC56 #4A87DC #DC4AD0
split-complementary
#DC9F4A #4AD0DC #564ADC
monochromatic
#905F1C #C38126 #DC9F4A #E6BA7D #F0D5B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#DC9F4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#DC9F4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9F4A
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9F4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9F4A | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A241
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B04C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8F8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9f4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 159, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.124 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebbb80',
500: '#dc9f4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9f4a; $custom-light: #ebbb80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9f4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 159,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.932,
"s": 67.593,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7452,
"c": 0.12422,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.40506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9F4A
secondary
#A4BCDE
accent
#86EA3D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C