#DCB56E#DCB56E
#DCB56E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.100 H 81.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 181, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 61%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 50%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.69, 5.29, 41.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.69, 41.59, 82.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.25% 0.0149 0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.25% 0.1 81.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8555, 49.3918, 21.7091) |
| Luminance | 0.4939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.58
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.97
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.36
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.43
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.47
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB56E #6E95DC
analogous
#DC7E6E #DCB56E #CCDC6E
triadic
#DCB56E #6EDCB5 #B56EDC
tetradic
#DCB56E #6EDC7E #6E95DC #DC6ECC
square
#DCB56E #6EDC7E #6E95DC #DC6ECC
split-complementary
#DCB56E #6ECCDC #7E6EDC
monochromatic
#A77A28 #D09C3D #DCB56E #E8CE9F #F4E7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#DCB56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.88
#DCB56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB56E
10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB56E | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.88 | 10.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B568
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBF70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 181, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.100 81.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cb99',
500: '#dcb56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb56e; $custom-light: #e9cb99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 181,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.727,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79247,
"c": 0.10023,
"h": 81.5
},
"luminance": 0.49389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB56E
secondary
#C0CDE6
accent
#5AC91D
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E