#DCB45B#DCB45B
#DCB45B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.117 H 85.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB45B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 180, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 58.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.21, 4.26, 50.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.21, 50.25, 85.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.79% 0.0096 0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.79% 0.117 85.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7271, 48.6163, 16.7655) |
| Luminance | 0.4861 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.62
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.14
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.30
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.62
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.71
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB45B #5B83DC
analogous
#DC735B #DCB45B #C4DC5B
triadic
#DCB45B #5BDCB4 #B45BDC
tetradic
#DCB45B #5BDC73 #5B83DC #DC5BC4
square
#DCB45B #5BDC73 #5B83DC #DC5BC4
split-complementary
#DCB45B #5BC4DC #735BDC
monochromatic
#9B7621 #CE9C2C #DCB45B #E7CB8D #F2E2C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#DCB45B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.72
#DCB45B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB45B
10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB45B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB45B | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.72 | 10.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B352
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb45b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 180, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.117 85.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eaca8c',
500: '#dcb45b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb45b; $custom-light: #eaca8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb45b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 180,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.395,
"s": 64.824,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78793,
"c": 0.1171,
"h": 85.3
},
"luminance": 0.48613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB45B
secondary
#B1C0E2
accent
#51CD19
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D