#DCB36B#DCB36B
#DCB36B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.102 H 80.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB36B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 179, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 62%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 51%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 51.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.15, 6.08, 42.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.15, 42.54, 81.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.81% 0.0169 0.1008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.81% 0.102 80.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2912, 48.5201, 20.7288) |
| Luminance | 0.4852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.96
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.07
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.07
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.48
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.76
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB36B #6B94DC
analogous
#DC7B6B #DCB36B #CDDC6B
triadic
#DCB36B #6BDCB3 #B36BDC
tetradic
#DCB36B #6BDC7B #6B94DC #DC6BCD
square
#DCB36B #6BDC7B #6B94DC #DC6BCD
split-complementary
#DCB36B #6BCDDC #7B6BDC
monochromatic
#A57827 #D09A3A #DCB36B #E8CC9C #F3E6CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#DCB36B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#DCB36B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB36B
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB36B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB36B | 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)
#C4B365
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBD6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb36b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 179, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.102 80.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c997',
500: '#dcb36b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb36b; $custom-light: #e9c997; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb36b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 179,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.23,
"s": 61.749,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78808,
"c": 0.10219,
"h": 80.5
},
"luminance": 0.48517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB36B
secondary
#BECCE5
accent
#5BC91C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130D
muted
#84827E