#DCA65C#DCA65C
#DCA65C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.112 H 73.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA65C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 166, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.5%, 58.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, 11.78, 45.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 47.01, 75.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.07% 0.0318 0.1069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.07% 0.112 73.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0856, 43.2639, 16.0993) |
| Luminance | 0.4326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.53
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.00
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.60
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.79
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.95
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA65C #5C92DC
analogous
#DC665C #DCA65C #D2DC5C
triadic
#DCA65C #5CDCA6 #A65CDC
tetradic
#DCA65C #5CDC66 #5C92DC #DC5CD2
square
#DCA65C #5CDC66 #5C92DC #DC5CD2
split-complementary
#DCA65C #5CD2DC #665CDC
monochromatic
#9C6822 #CE8A2C #DCA65C #E7C28E #F2DDC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#DCA65C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#DCA65C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA65C
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA65C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA65C | 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)
#BAA855
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B55E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED9895
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca65c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 166, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.112 73.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac08c',
500: '#dca65c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca65c; $custom-light: #eac08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca65c",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 166,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.688,
"s": 64.646,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76068,
"c": 0.11155,
"h": 73.4
},
"luminance": 0.43261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA65C
secondary
#B2C6E2
accent
#65CC19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D