#DCB498#DCB498

#DCB498 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.501; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.060 H 56.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DCB498
RGB	rgb(220, 180, 152)
HSL	hsl(25, 49%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(25, 31%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 30.9%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(76.15, 10.45, 19.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(76.15, 22.33, 62.10°)
OKLab	oklab(79.83% 0.0331 0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(79.83% 0.06 56.7)
XYZ	xyz(51.5049, 50.1274, 36.6622)
Luminance	0.5012 (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

#DCB498 #98C0DC

analogous

#DC989E #DCB498 #DCD698

triadic

#DCB498 #98DCB4 #B498DC

tetradic

#DCB498 #9EDC98 #98C0DC #D698DC

square

#DCB498 #9EDC98 #98C0DC #D698DC

split-complementary

#DCB498 #98DCD6 #989EDC

monochromatic

#BA723F #CC936A #DCB498 #ECD5C6 #F7EEE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.90

#DCB498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.03

#DCB498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DCB498

11.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DCB498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DCB498	1.00	1.90	11.03	11.03
#FFFFFF	1.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0B796

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9BF98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E8ACAC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BCBCBC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dcb498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 180, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.060 56.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e8cab6',
    500: '#dcb498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dcb498;
$custom-light: #e8cab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dcb498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 220,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.706,
    "s": 49.275,
    "l": 72.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79831,
    "c": 0.06021,
    "h": 56.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.50125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DCB498

secondary

#6493B4

accent

#80BD29

background

#FEFDFD

surface

#FDF9F8

border

#D5D2D1

text

#161311

muted

#848281

Preview Lab

Preview with #DCB498

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

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