#DCB462#DCB462

#DCB462 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.111 H 83.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DCB462
RGB	rgb(220, 180, 98)
HSL	hsl(40, 64%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(40, 55%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 55.5%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.29, 4.80, 46.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.29, 47.01, 84.14°)
OKLab	oklab(78.88% 0.012 0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(78.88% 0.111 83.8)
XYZ	xyz(48.0432, 48.7427, 18.4307)
Luminance	0.4874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DCB462 #628ADC

analogous

#DC7762 #DCB462 #C7DC62

triadic

#DCB462 #62DCB4 #B462DC

tetradic

#DCB462 #62DC77 #628ADC #DC62C7

square

#DCB462 #62DC77 #628ADC #DC62C7

split-complementary

#DCB462 #62C7DC #7762DC

monochromatic

#A07724 #D19C30 #DCB462 #E7CC94 #F2E4C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.95

#DCB462 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.75

#DCB462 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DCB462

10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DCB462	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DCB462	1.00	1.95	10.75	10.75
#FFFFFF	1.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C6B35B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D0BE65

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ECA7A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dcb462;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 180, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.111 83.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eaca91',
    500: '#dcb462',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dcb462;
$custom-light: #eaca91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dcb462",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 220,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40.328,
    "s": 63.542,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78881,
    "c": 0.11094,
    "h": 83.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.4874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DCB462

secondary

#B7C5E3

accent

#54CB1A

background

#FEFCF9

surface

#FDF8F1

border

#D5D1CB

text

#16130D

muted

#84827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #DCB462

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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