#DCA85D#DCA85D
#DCA85D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.111 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA85D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 168, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 64%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 57.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.24, 10.79, 45.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.24, 46.87, 76.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.47% 0.029 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.47% 0.111 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4960, 44.0143, 16.4531) |
| Luminance | 0.4401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.11
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.80
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.11
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.24
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.40
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA85D #5D91DC
analogous
#DC695D #DCA85D #D1DC5D
triadic
#DCA85D #5DDCA8 #A85DDC
tetradic
#DCA85D #5DDC69 #5D91DC #DC5DD1
square
#DCA85D #5DDC69 #5D91DC #DC5DD1
split-complementary
#DCA85D #5DD1DC #695DDC
monochromatic
#9D6A22 #CF8D2D #DCA85D #E7C38F #F2DEC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#DCA85D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#DCA85D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA85D
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA85D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA85D | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAA56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B65F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED9A97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca85d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 168, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.111 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac18d',
500: '#dca85d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca85d; $custom-light: #eac18d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca85d",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 168,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.433,
"s": 64.467,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76467,
"c": 0.11109,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.44011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA85D
secondary
#B3C6E2
accent
#63CC19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D