#DCA56F#DCA56F
#DCA56F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.096 H 65.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA56F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 165, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 61%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 49.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74, 13.91, 35.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.74, 38.38, 68.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.16% 0.0404 0.0868) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.16% 0.096 65) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8417, 43.2766, 20.9746) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.56
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.86
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.18
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.69
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.84
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA56F #6FA6DC
analogous
#DC6F6F #DCA56F #DCDC6F
triadic
#DCA56F #6FDCA5 #A56FDC
tetradic
#DCA56F #6FDC6F #6FA6DC #DC6FDC
square
#DCA56F #6FDC6F #6FA6DC #DC6FDC
split-complementary
#DCA56F #6FDCDC #6F6FDC
monochromatic
#A86829 #D0863E #DCA56F #E8C4A0 #F4E3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#DCA56F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#DCA56F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA56F
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA56F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA56F | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A86B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B570
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EC9998
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca56f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 165, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.096 65.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9bf99',
500: '#dca56f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca56f; $custom-light: #e9bf99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca56f",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 165,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.725,
"s": 60.894,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76157,
"c": 0.09579,
"h": 65
},
"luminance": 0.43274
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA56F
secondary
#C1D4E6
accent
#74C91D
background
#FEFBF9
surface
#FDF7F2
border
#D5D0CC
text
#16120E
muted
#84817E