#DCB56D#DCB56D
#DCB56D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.101 H 81.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB56D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 181, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 61%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 50.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.68, 5.20, 41.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.68, 42.07, 82.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.23% 0.0145 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.23% 0.101 81.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8014, 49.3701, 21.4239) |
| Luminance | 0.4937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.58
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.87
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.44
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.51
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.57
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB56D #6D94DC
analogous
#DC7E6D #DCB56D #CCDC6D
triadic
#DCB56D #6DDCB5 #B56DDC
tetradic
#DCB56D #6DDC7E #6D94DC #DC6DCC
square
#DCB56D #6DDC7E #6D94DC #DC6DCC
split-complementary
#DCB56D #6DCCDC #7E6DDC
monochromatic
#A77A28 #D09C3C #DCB56D #E8CE9E #F4E7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#DCB56D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.87
#DCB56D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB56D
10.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB56D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB56D | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.87 | 10.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B567
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBF6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb56d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 181, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.101 81.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cb98',
500: '#dcb56d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb56d; $custom-light: #e9cb98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb56d",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 181,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.919,
"s": 61.326,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79232,
"c": 0.10118,
"h": 81.8
},
"luminance": 0.49368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB56D
secondary
#BFCDE6
accent
#59C91C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E