#DCAE5E#DCAE5E
#DCAE5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.112 H 79.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCAE5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 174, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.9%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.74, 7.67, 46.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.74, 47.51, 80.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.65% 0.02 0.1101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.65% 0.112 79.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6740, 46.2988, 17.0657) |
| Luminance | 0.4630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.78
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.37
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.45
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.03
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.45
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCAE5E #5E8CDC
analogous
#DC6F5E #DCAE5E #CBDC5E
triadic
#DCAE5E #5EDCAE #AE5EDC
tetradic
#DCAE5E #5EDC6F #5E8CDC #DC5ECB
square
#DCAE5E #5EDC6F #5E8CDC #DC5ECB
split-complementary
#DCAE5E #5ECBDC #6F5EDC
monochromatic
#9D7022 #D0942D #DCAE5E #E7C790 #F2E1C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#DCAE5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#DCAE5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCAE5E
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCAE5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCAE5E | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AE57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcae5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 174, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.112 79.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac68e',
500: '#dcae5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcae5e; $custom-light: #eac68e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcae5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 174,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.095,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77647,
"c": 0.11193,
"h": 79.7
},
"luminance": 0.46296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCAE5E
secondary
#B3C5E2
accent
#5BCC19
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D