#DCA57A#DCA57A
#DCA57A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.087 H 59.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA57A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 165, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 58%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 45%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 44.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.92, 14.99, 30.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.92, 33.68, 63.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.35% 0.0448 0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.35% 0.087 59) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4851, 43.5340, 24.3631) |
| Luminance | 0.4353 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.49
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.64
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.77
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 7.15
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.17
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA57A #7AB1DC
analogous
#DC7A80 #DCA57A #DCD67A
triadic
#DCA57A #7ADCA5 #A57ADC
tetradic
#DCA57A #80DC7A #7AB1DC #D67ADC
square
#DCA57A #80DC7A #7AB1DC #D67ADC
split-complementary
#DCA57A #7ADCD6 #7A80DC
monochromatic
#AE662E #CF844A #DCA57A #E9C6AA #F6E7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#DCA57A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#DCA57A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA57A
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA57A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA57A | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A977
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B57A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EC9A9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca57a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 165, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.087 59.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9bfa1',
500: '#dca57a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca57a; $custom-light: #e9bfa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca57a",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 165,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.327,
"s": 58.333,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76349,
"c": 0.0869,
"h": 59
},
"luminance": 0.43531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA57A
secondary
#C9DBE8
accent
#7DC620
background
#FEFBF9
surface
#FDF7F2
border
#D5D0CC
text
#16120F
muted
#84817E