#DCAA99#DCAA99
#DCAA99 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.064 H 39.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCAA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 170, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 49%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 30%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 30.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.72, 15.94, 15.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.72, 22.46, 44.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.94% 0.0492 0.0407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.94% 0.064 39.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6408, 46.2675, 36.4466) |
| Luminance | 0.4627 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.96
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 6.77
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 7.09
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 7.24
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.68
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCAA99 #99CBDC
analogous
#DC99A9 #DCAA99 #DCCB99
triadic
#DCAA99 #99DCAA #AA99DC
tetradic
#DCAA99 #A9DC99 #99CBDC #CB99DC
square
#DCAA99 #A9DC99 #99CBDC #CB99DC
split-complementary
#DCAA99 #99DCCB #99A9DC
monochromatic
#BB5F40 #CC846B #DCAA99 #ECD0C7 #F7ECE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#DCAA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.25
#DCAA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCAA99
10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCAA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCAA99 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.25 | 10.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6AF98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B999
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8A3A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcaa99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 170, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.064 39.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c3b7',
500: '#dcaa99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcaa99; $custom-light: #e8c3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcaa99",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 170,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.224,
"s": 48.905,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77945,
"c": 0.06386,
"h": 39.6
},
"luminance": 0.46265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCAA99
secondary
#DDEAEE
accent
#97BC29
background
#FEFCFB
surface
#FDF8F6
border
#D5D1D0
text
#161211
muted
#848180