#DCA59E#DCA59E
#DCA59E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.066 H 26.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 165, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 28%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 28.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.63, 19.30, 11.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.63, 22.49, 30.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.13% 0.0591 0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.13% 0.066 26.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1429, 44.5971, 38.3607) |
| Luminance | 0.4460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.31
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.83
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.38
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.46
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.89
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA59E #9ED5DC
analogous
#DC9EB6 #DCA59E #DCC49E
triadic
#DCA59E #9EDCA5 #A59EDC
tetradic
#DCA59E #B6DC9E #9ED5DC #C49EDC
square
#DCA59E #B6DC9E #9ED5DC #C49EDC
split-complementary
#DCA59E #9EDCC4 #9EB6DC
monochromatic
#BC5244 #CC7B71 #DCA59E #ECCFCB #F7EAE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#DCA59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#DCA59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA59E
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA59E | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0AC9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB69D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E89FA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 165, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.066 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c0ba',
500: '#dca59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca59e; $custom-light: #e8c0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 165,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.774,
"s": 46.97,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77134,
"c": 0.06633,
"h": 26.9
},
"luminance": 0.44595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA59E
secondary
#DDECEE
accent
#AABA2B
background
#FEFBFB
surface
#FDF7F6
border
#D5D0D0
text
#161211
muted
#848180