#DCAD63#DCAD63
#DCAD63 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.107 H 77.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCAD63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 173, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 63%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 55%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.4%, 55%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.55, 8.59, 44.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.55, 45.01, 79.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.52% 0.0233 0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.52% 0.107 77.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7132, 46.0065, 18.2217) |
| Luminance | 0.4600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.63
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.56
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.87
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.09
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.24
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCAD63 #6392DC
analogous
#DC7063 #DCAD63 #CFDC63
triadic
#DCAD63 #63DCAD #AD63DC
tetradic
#DCAD63 #63DC70 #6392DC #DC63CF
square
#DCAD63 #63DC70 #6392DC #DC63CF
split-complementary
#DCAD63 #63CFDC #7063DC
monochromatic
#A17024 #D19331 #DCAD63 #E7C795 #F2E2C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#DCAD63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#DCAD63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCAD63
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCAD63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCAD63 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAE5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB965
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcad63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 173, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.107 77.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac591',
500: '#dcad63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcad63; $custom-light: #eac591; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcad63",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 173,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.694,
"s": 63.351,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77518,
"c": 0.10727,
"h": 77.5
},
"luminance": 0.46004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCAD63
secondary
#B7C8E3
accent
#5FCB1A
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F1
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16120D
muted
#84817E