#DCAE6E#DCAE6E
#DCAE6E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.098 H 74.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCAE6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 174, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 61%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.9%, 50%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.94, 9.01, 39.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.94, 40.10, 77.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.87% 0.0258 0.0942) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.87% 0.098 74.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4678, 46.6163, 21.2465) |
| Luminance | 0.4661 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.13
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.21
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.21
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.83
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.17
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCAE6E #6E9CDC
analogous
#DC776E #DCAE6E #D3DC6E
triadic
#DCAE6E #6EDCAE #AE6EDC
tetradic
#DCAE6E #6EDC77 #6E9CDC #DC6ED3
square
#DCAE6E #6EDC77 #6E9CDC #DC6ED3
split-complementary
#DCAE6E #6ED3DC #776EDC
monochromatic
#A77228 #D0923D #DCAE6E #E8CA9F #F4E5D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#DCAE6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.32
#DCAE6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCAE6E
10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCAE6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCAE6E | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.32 | 10.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAF69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CABA70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcae6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 174, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.098 74.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c698',
500: '#dcae6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcae6e; $custom-light: #e9c698; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcae6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 174,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.909,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77873,
"c": 0.0977,
"h": 74.7
},
"luminance": 0.46614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCAE6E
secondary
#C0D0E6
accent
#65C91D
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E