#DCB45E#DCB45E
#DCB45E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.115 H 84.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 180, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.25, 4.48, 48.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.25, 48.87, 84.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.83% 0.0106 0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.83% 0.115 84.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8591, 48.6691, 17.4608) |
| Luminance | 0.4867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.50
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.79
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.02
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.52
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.98
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB45E #5E86DC
analogous
#DC755E #DCB45E #C5DC5E
triadic
#DCB45E #5EDCB4 #B45EDC
tetradic
#DCB45E #5EDC75 #5E86DC #DC5EC5
square
#DCB45E #5EDC75 #5E86DC #DC5EC5
split-complementary
#DCB45E #5EC5DC #755EDC
monochromatic
#9D7622 #D09C2D #DCB45E #E7CB90 #F2E3C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#DCB45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.73
#DCB45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB45E
10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB45E | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.73 | 10.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B356
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 180, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.115 84.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eaca8e',
500: '#dcb45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb45e; $custom-light: #eaca8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 180,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.952,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7883,
"c": 0.1145,
"h": 84.7
},
"luminance": 0.48666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB45E
secondary
#B3C2E2
accent
#52CC19
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D