#DCAD58#DCAD58
#DCAD58 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.117 H 80.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCAD58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 173, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 65%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 60%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.4%, 60%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.42, 7.75, 49.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.42, 50.04, 81.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.38% 0.0194 0.115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.38% 0.117 80.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2226, 45.8103, 15.6383) |
| Luminance | 0.4581 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.08
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.57
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.88
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.14
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.66
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCAD58 #5887DC
analogous
#DC6B58 #DCAD58 #C9DC58
triadic
#DCAD58 #58DCAD #AD58DC
tetradic
#DCAD58 #58DC6B #5887DC #DC58C9
square
#DCAD58 #58DC6B #5887DC #DC58C9
split-complementary
#DCAD58 #58C9DC #6B58DC
monochromatic
#996E20 #CC932B #DCAD58 #E7C68B #F1DFBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#DCAD58 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.16
#DCAD58 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCAD58
10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCAD58 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCAD58 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.16 | 10.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AD50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB95B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED9F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcad58; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 173, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.117 80.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac58a',
500: '#dcad58',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcad58; $custom-light: #eac58a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcad58",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 173,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.636,
"s": 65.347,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77377,
"c": 0.11662,
"h": 80.4
},
"luminance": 0.45807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCAD58
secondary
#AFC1E1
accent
#59CD18
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D