#DCA85E#DCA85E
#DCA85E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.110 H 74.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA85E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 168, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.25, 10.86, 45.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.25, 46.41, 76.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.48% 0.0294 0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.48% 0.11 74.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5406, 44.0321, 16.6879) |
| Luminance | 0.4403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.14
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.83
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.14
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.15
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.48
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA85E #5E92DC
analogous
#DC695E #DCA85E #D1DC5E
triadic
#DCA85E #5EDCA8 #A85EDC
tetradic
#DCA85E #5EDC69 #5E92DC #DC5ED1
square
#DCA85E #5EDC69 #5E92DC #DC5ED1
split-complementary
#DCA85E #5ED1DC #695EDC
monochromatic
#9D6B22 #D08D2D #DCA85E #E7C390 #F2DEC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#DCA85E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#DCA85E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA85E
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA85E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA85E | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAA57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B660
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED9A97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca85e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 168, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.110 74.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac18d',
500: '#dca85e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca85e; $custom-light: #eac18d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca85e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 168,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.238,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7648,
"c": 0.11027,
"h": 74.6
},
"luminance": 0.44029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA85E
secondary
#B3C7E2
accent
#63CC19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D