#DCB173#DCB173
#DCB173 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.094 H 75.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB173 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 177, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 60%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 48%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 47.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.76, 7.88, 37.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.76, 38.34, 78.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.54% 0.023 0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.54% 0.094 75.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3338, 47.9004, 22.9162) |
| Luminance | 0.4790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 3.42
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.46
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.20
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.23
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.43
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB173 #739EDC
analogous
#DC7C73 #DCB173 #D2DC73
triadic
#DCB173 #73DCB1 #B173DC
tetradic
#DCB173 #73DC7C #739EDC #DC73D2
square
#DCB173 #73DC7C #739EDC #DC73D2
split-complementary
#DCB173 #73D2DC #7C73DC
monochromatic
#AA762B #D09642 #DCB173 #E8CCA4 #F4E8D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#DCB173 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#DCB173 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB173
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB173 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB173 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B26E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBC75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBA5A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb173; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 177, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.094 75.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c89c',
500: '#dcb173',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb173; $custom-light: #e9c89c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb173",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 177,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.429,
"s": 60,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78538,
"c": 0.0939,
"h": 75.8
},
"luminance": 0.47898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB173
secondary
#C4D2E7
accent
#63C81E
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E