#DCB27E#DCB27E
#DCB27E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.084 H 72.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB27E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 178, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 57%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 43%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.1%, 42.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.18, 8.45, 32.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.18, 33.40, 75.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.92% 0.0258 0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.92% 0.084 72.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2032, 48.5654, 26.5170) |
| Luminance | 0.4856 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 1.82
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.41
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 3.91
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.05
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.07
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB27E #7EA8DC
analogous
#DC837E #DCB27E #D7DC7E
triadic
#DCB27E #7EDCB2 #B27EDC
tetradic
#DCB27E #7EDC83 #7EA8DC #DC7ED7
square
#DCB27E #7EDC83 #7EA8DC #DC7ED7
split-complementary
#DCB27E #7ED7DC #837EDC
monochromatic
#B07730 #CF954E #DCB27E #E9CFAE #F6EBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#DCB27E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.71
#DCB27E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB27E
10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB27E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB27E | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.71 | 10.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B37A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBD7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBA8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb27e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 178, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.084 72.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c9a4',
500: '#dcb27e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb27e; $custom-light: #e9c9a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb27e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 178,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.191,
"s": 57.317,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7892,
"c": 0.08371,
"h": 72.1
},
"luminance": 0.48563
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB27E
secondary
#CCD9E9
accent
#6AC521
background
#FEFCFA
surface
#FDF8F4
border
#D5D1CE
text
#16130F
muted
#84827F