#DCA55A#DCA55A
#DCA55A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.113 H 73.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA55A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 165, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 59.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.46, 12.17, 46.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.46, 47.76, 75.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% 0.0327 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.113 73.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8183, 42.8673, 15.5845) |
| Luminance | 0.4286 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.71
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.07
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.84
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.88
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.90
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA55A #5A91DC
analogous
#DC645A #DCA55A #D2DC5A
triadic
#DCA55A #5ADCA5 #A55ADC
tetradic
#DCA55A #5ADC64 #5A91DC #DC5AD2
square
#DCA55A #5ADC64 #5A91DC #DC5AD2
split-complementary
#DCA55A #5AD2DC #645ADC
monochromatic
#9B6721 #CD892C #DCA55A #E7C18C #F1DCBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#DCA55A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#DCA55A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA55A
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA55A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA55A | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A753
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B45C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE9794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca55a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 165, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.113 73.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eabf8b',
500: '#dca55a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca55a; $custom-light: #eabf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca55a",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 165,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.615,
"s": 65,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75851,
"c": 0.113,
"h": 73.2
},
"luminance": 0.42864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA55A
secondary
#B0C5E2
accent
#65CD19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D