#DCB36A#DCB36A
#DCB36A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.103 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB36A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 179, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 62%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 52%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 51.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.14, 5.99, 42.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.14, 43.01, 81.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.79% 0.0165 0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.79% 0.103 80.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2389, 48.4992, 20.4533) |
| Luminance | 0.4850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.96
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.98
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.08
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.63
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.82
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB36A #6A93DC
analogous
#DC7A6A #DCB36A #CCDC6A
triadic
#DCB36A #6ADCB3 #B36ADC
tetradic
#DCB36A #6ADC7A #6A93DC #DC6ACC
square
#DCB36A #6ADC7A #6A93DC #DC6ACC
split-complementary
#DCB36A #6ACCDC #7A6ADC
monochromatic
#A57827 #D09A38 #DCB36A #E8CC9C #F3E6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#DCB36A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#DCB36A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB36A
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB36A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB36A | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.70 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B364
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBD6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA7A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb36a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 179, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.103 80.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c996',
500: '#dcb36a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb36a; $custom-light: #e9c996; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb36a",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 179,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.421,
"s": 61.957,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78793,
"c": 0.10313,
"h": 80.8
},
"luminance": 0.48496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB36A
secondary
#BDCBE5
accent
#5ACA1C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130D
muted
#84827E