#DCA044#DCA044
#DCA044 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.128 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA044 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 160, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 68%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 69%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.3%, 69.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.02, 13.45, 54.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.02, 56.60, 76.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.65% 0.0335 0.1239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.65% 0.128 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1322, 40.7780, 11.0670) |
| Luminance | 0.4078 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.80
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.88
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.90
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.02
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.45
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA044 #4480DC
analogous
#DC5444 #DCA044 #CCDC44
triadic
#DCA044 #44DCA0 #A044DC
tetradic
#DCA044 #44DC54 #4480DC #DC44CC
square
#DCA044 #44DC54 #4480DC #DC44CC
split-complementary
#DCA044 #44CCDC #5444DC
monochromatic
#8B5F1A #BF8224 #DCA044 #E6BA78 #EFD4AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#DCA044 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#DCA044 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA044
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA044 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA044 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A339
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B147
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF908C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca044; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 160, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.128 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebbc7c',
500: '#dca044',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca044; $custom-light: #ebbc7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca044",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 160,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.316,
"s": 68.468,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7465,
"c": 0.12835,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.40775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA044
secondary
#9FB7DD
accent
#81EB3C
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C