#DCA55E#DCA55E
#DCA55E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.110 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.51, 12.47, 44.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.51, 45.97, 74.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.9% 0.0341 0.1044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.9% 0.11 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9932, 42.9372, 16.5054) |
| Luminance | 0.4293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.91
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.29
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.66
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.78
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.82
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA55E #5E95DC
analogous
#DC665E #DCA55E #D4DC5E
triadic
#DCA55E #5EDCA5 #A55EDC
tetradic
#DCA55E #5EDC66 #5E95DC #DC5ED4
square
#DCA55E #5EDC66 #5E95DC #DC5ED4
split-complementary
#DCA55E #5ED4DC #665EDC
monochromatic
#9D6822 #D0892D #DCA55E #E7C190 #F2DDC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#DCA55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#DCA55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA55E
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA55E | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A758
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B460
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED9794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.110 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eabf8d',
500: '#dca55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca55e; $custom-light: #eabf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.81,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75903,
"c": 0.10979,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.42934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA55E
secondary
#B3C8E2
accent
#67CC19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D