#DCAD65#DCAD65
#DCAD65 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.106 H 76.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCAD65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 173, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 63%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 54%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.4%, 54.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.57, 8.76, 43.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.57, 44.08, 78.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.55% 0.024 0.1027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.55% 0.106 76.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8100, 46.0453, 18.7315) |
| Luminance | 0.4604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.67
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.60
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.91
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.02
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.28
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCAD65 #6594DC
analogous
#DC7265 #DCAD65 #CFDC65
triadic
#DCAD65 #65DCAD #AD65DC
tetradic
#DCAD65 #65DC72 #6594DC #DC65CF
square
#DCAD65 #65DC72 #6594DC #DC65CF
split-complementary
#DCAD65 #65CFDC #7265DC
monochromatic
#A27025 #D19233 #DCAD65 #E7C897 #F3E2C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#DCAD65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#DCAD65 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCAD65
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCAD65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCAD65 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAE5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB967
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcad65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 173, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.106 76.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac592',
500: '#dcad65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcad65; $custom-light: #eac592; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcad65",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 173,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.303,
"s": 62.963,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77546,
"c": 0.10551,
"h": 76.8
},
"luminance": 0.46042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCAD65
secondary
#B9CAE4
accent
#60CB1B
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F1
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16120D
muted
#84817E