#DCB36C#DCB36C
#DCB36C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.101 H 80.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 179, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 62%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 51%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 50.9%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.17, 6.17, 41.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.17, 42.07, 81.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.82% 0.0172 0.0998) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.82% 0.101 80.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3441, 48.5412, 21.0075) |
| Luminance | 0.4854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.97
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.07
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.18
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.33
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.71
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB36C #6C95DC
analogous
#DC7B6C #DCB36C #CDDC6C
triadic
#DCB36C #6CDCB3 #B36CDC
tetradic
#DCB36C #6CDC7B #6C95DC #DC6CCD
square
#DCB36C #6CDC7B #6C95DC #DC6CCD
split-complementary
#DCB36C #6CCDDC #7B6CDC
monochromatic
#A67828 #D0993B #DCB36C #E8CD9D #F4E6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#DCB36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.71
#DCB36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB36C
10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB36C | 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)
#C4B366
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBD6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 179, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.101 80.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c997',
500: '#dcb36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb36c; $custom-light: #e9c997; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 179,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.036,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78822,
"c": 0.10125,
"h": 80.2
},
"luminance": 0.48539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB36C
secondary
#BECDE5
accent
#5CC91C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130D
muted
#84827E