#DCB35E#DCB35E
#DCB35E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.114 H 83.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB35E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 179, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.99, 5.01, 48.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.99, 48.62, 84.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.63% 0.0122 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.63% 0.114 83.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6579, 48.2668, 17.3937) |
| Luminance | 0.4826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.54
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.77
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.74
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.43
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.92
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB35E #5E87DC
analogous
#DC745E #DCB35E #C6DC5E
triadic
#DCB35E #5EDCB3 #B35EDC
tetradic
#DCB35E #5EDC74 #5E87DC #DC5EC6
square
#DCB35E #5EDC74 #5E87DC #DC5EC6
split-complementary
#DCB35E #5EC6DC #745EDC
monochromatic
#9D7522 #D09B2D #DCB35E #E7CB90 #F2E2C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#DCB35E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#DCB35E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB35E
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB35E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB35E | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBD61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA69F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb35e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 179, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.114 83.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac98e',
500: '#dcb35e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb35e; $custom-light: #eac98e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb35e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 179,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.476,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78631,
"c": 0.114,
"h": 83.9
},
"luminance": 0.48264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB35E
secondary
#B3C3E2
accent
#54CC19
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D