#DCB046#DCB046
#DCB046 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.132 H 86.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB046 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 176, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 68%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 68.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.00, 5.03, 58.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.00, 58.51, 85.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.78% 0.0092 0.1313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.78% 0.132 86) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1486, 46.7115, 12.3787) |
| Luminance | 0.4671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.80
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.97
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.28
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.61
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.12
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB046 #4672DC
analogous
#DC6546 #DCB046 #BDDC46
triadic
#DCB046 #46DCB0 #B046DC
tetradic
#DCB046 #46DC65 #4672DC #DC46BD
square
#DCB046 #46DC65 #4672DC #DC46BD
split-complementary
#DCB046 #46BDDC #6546DC
monochromatic
#8D6B1B #C09324 #DCB046 #E6C679 #EFDCAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#DCB046 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.34
#DCB046 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB046
10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB046 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB046 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.34 | 10.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AF39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEA19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb046; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 176, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.132 86.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebc77f',
500: '#dcb046',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb046; $custom-light: #ebc77f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb046",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 176,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.4,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7778,
"c": 0.13162,
"h": 86
},
"luminance": 0.46709
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB046
secondary
#A0B2DD
accent
#70EB3D
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#17130A
muted
#85827C