#DCB169#DCB169
#DCB169 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.103 H 79.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB169 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 177, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 62%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 52%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 52.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.62, 6.97, 42.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.62, 43.04, 80.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.39% 0.0192 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.39% 0.103 79.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7892, 47.6826, 20.0484) |
| Luminance | 0.4768 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.44
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.80
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.39
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.56
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.05
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB169 #6994DC
analogous
#DC7769 #DCB169 #CDDC69
triadic
#DCB169 #69DCB1 #B169DC
tetradic
#DCB169 #69DC77 #6994DC #DC69CD
square
#DCB169 #69DC77 #6994DC #DC69CD
split-complementary
#DCB169 #69CDDC #7769DC
monochromatic
#A47526 #D09737 #DCB169 #E8CB9B #F3E5CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#DCB169 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#DCB169 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB169
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB169 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB169 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B163
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBC6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb169; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 177, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.103 79.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c895',
500: '#dcb169',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb169; $custom-light: #e9c895; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb169",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 177,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.565,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78385,
"c": 0.10325,
"h": 79.3
},
"luminance": 0.4768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB169
secondary
#BCCBE5
accent
#5DCA1C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130D
muted
#84827E