#DCB16E#DCB16E
#DCB16E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.099 H 77.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 177, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 61%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 50%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.69, 7.41, 40.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.69, 40.69, 79.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.46% 0.0211 0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.46% 0.099 77.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0538, 47.7884, 21.4418) |
| Luminance | 0.4779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.67
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.92
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.98
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.33
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.62
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB16E #6E99DC
analogous
#DC7A6E #DCB16E #D0DC6E
triadic
#DCB16E #6EDCB1 #B16EDC
tetradic
#DCB16E #6EDC7A #6E99DC #DC6ED0
square
#DCB16E #6EDC7A #6E99DC #DC6ED0
split-complementary
#DCB16E #6ED0DC #7A6EDC
monochromatic
#A77628 #D0963D #DCB16E #E8CC9F #F4E6D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#DCB16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#DCB16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB16E
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB16E | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B269
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBC70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 177, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.099 77.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c899',
500: '#dcb16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb16e; $custom-light: #e9c899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 177,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.545,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78459,
"c": 0.09861,
"h": 77.6
},
"luminance": 0.47786
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB16E
secondary
#C0CFE6
accent
#60C91D
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E