#DCAE65#DCAE65
#DCAE65 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.106 H 77.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCAE65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 174, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 63%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 54%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.9%, 54.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.82, 8.22, 43.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.82, 44.28, 79.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.74% 0.0225 0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.74% 0.106 77.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0024, 46.4302, 18.7956) |
| Luminance | 0.4643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.63
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.28
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.93
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.96
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.99
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCAE65 #6593DC
analogous
#DC7265 #DCAE65 #CEDC65
triadic
#DCAE65 #65DCAE #AE65DC
tetradic
#DCAE65 #65DC72 #6593DC #DC65CE
square
#DCAE65 #65DC72 #6593DC #DC65CE
split-complementary
#DCAE65 #65CEDC #7265DC
monochromatic
#A27125 #D19433 #DCAE65 #E7C897 #F3E2C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#DCAE65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.29
#DCAE65 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCAE65
10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCAE65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCAE65 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.29 | 10.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AF5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBA67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcae65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 174, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.106 77.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac692',
500: '#dcae65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcae65; $custom-light: #eac692; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcae65",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 174,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.807,
"s": 62.963,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77741,
"c": 0.10582,
"h": 77.8
},
"luminance": 0.46427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCAE65
secondary
#B9CAE4
accent
#5FCB1B
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F1
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130D
muted
#84827E