#DCB15E#DCB15E
#DCB15E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.113 H 82.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB15E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 177, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.49, 6.07, 47.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.49, 48.16, 82.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.24% 0.0153 0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.24% 0.113 82.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2600, 47.4709, 17.2611) |
| Luminance | 0.4747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.78
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.88
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.26
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.33
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.62
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB15E #5E89DC
analogous
#DC725E #DCB15E #C8DC5E
triadic
#DCB15E #5EDCB1 #B15EDC
tetradic
#DCB15E #5EDC72 #5E89DC #DC5EC8
square
#DCB15E #5EDC72 #5E89DC #DC5EC8
split-complementary
#DCB15E #5EC8DC #725EDC
monochromatic
#9D7322 #D0982D #DCB15E #E7C990 #F2E2C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#DCB15E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#DCB15E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB15E
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB15E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB15E | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B156
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBC61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb15e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 177, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.113 82.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac88e',
500: '#dcb15e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb15e; $custom-light: #eac88e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb15e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 177,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.524,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78236,
"c": 0.11311,
"h": 82.2
},
"luminance": 0.47468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB15E
secondary
#B3C3E2
accent
#56CC19
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D