#DCA38F#DCA38F
#DCA38F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.074 H 40.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA38F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 163, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 52%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 35%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 35%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.82, 18.44, 18.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.82, 26.23, 45.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.4% 0.0564 0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.4% 0.074 40.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5718, 43.3960, 31.8519) |
| Luminance | 0.4339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 2.74
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.62
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.88
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.48
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 6.53
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA38F #8FC8DC
analogous
#DC8FA1 #DCA38F #DCC98F
triadic
#DCA38F #8FDCA3 #A38FDC
tetradic
#DCA38F #A1DC8F #8FC8DC #C98FDC
square
#DCA38F #A1DC8F #8FC8DC #C98FDC
split-complementary
#DCA38F #8FDCC9 #8FA1DC
monochromatic
#B75A39 #CD7D60 #DCA38F #EBC9BE #F8ECE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#DCA38F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#DCA38F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA38F
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA38F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA38F | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A98E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB58F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA9A9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca38f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 163, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.074 40.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8beaf',
500: '#dca38f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca38f; $custom-light: #e8beaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca38f",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 163,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.584,
"s": 52.381,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76404,
"c": 0.07376,
"h": 40.2
},
"luminance": 0.43393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA38F
secondary
#D9E8EE
accent
#98C026
background
#FEFBFA
surface
#FDF6F4
border
#D5D0CE
text
#161210
muted
#84817F