#DCA57E#DCA57E
#DCA57E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.084 H 56.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA57E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 165, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 57%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 43%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 42.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.98, 15.41, 28.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.98, 32.05, 61.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.42% 0.0463 0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.42% 0.084 56.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7381, 43.6352, 25.6953) |
| Luminance | 0.4363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.04
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.69
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 7.22
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 7.46
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 7.84
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 8.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA57E #7EB5DC
analogous
#DC7E86 #DCA57E #DCD47E
triadic
#DCA57E #7EDCA5 #A57EDC
tetradic
#DCA57E #86DC7E #7EB5DC #D47EDC
square
#DCA57E #86DC7E #7EB5DC #D47EDC
split-complementary
#DCA57E #7EDCD4 #7E86DC
monochromatic
#B06530 #CF834E #DCA57E #E9C7AE #F6E8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#DCA57E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#DCA57E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA57E
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA57E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA57E | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A97B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B57E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EB9A9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca57e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 165, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.084 56.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9bfa3',
500: '#dca57e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca57e; $custom-light: #e9bfa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca57e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 165,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.894,
"s": 57.317,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76424,
"c": 0.08382,
"h": 56.4
},
"luminance": 0.43632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA57E
secondary
#CCDDE9
accent
#81C521
background
#FEFBFA
surface
#FDF7F4
border
#D5D0CE
text
#16120F
muted
#84817F