#DCB65E#DCB65E
#DCB65E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.116 H 86.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB65E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 182, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.75, 3.43, 49.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.75, 49.37, 86.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.23% 0.0076 0.1153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.23% 0.116 86.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2657, 49.4824, 17.5963) |
| Luminance | 0.4948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.57
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.95
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.63
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.66
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.80
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB65E #5E84DC
analogous
#DC775E #DCB65E #C3DC5E
triadic
#DCB65E #5EDCB6 #B65EDC
tetradic
#DCB65E #5EDC77 #5E84DC #DC5EC3
square
#DCB65E #5EDC77 #5E84DC #DC5EC3
split-complementary
#DCB65E #5EC3DC #775EDC
monochromatic
#9D7822 #D09F2D #DCB65E #E7CD90 #F2E4C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#DCB65E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.90
#DCB65E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB65E
10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB65E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB65E | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.90 | 10.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B556
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BF61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb65e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 182, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.116 86.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eacb8e',
500: '#dcb65e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb65e; $custom-light: #eacb8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb65e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 182,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.905,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79227,
"c": 0.11553,
"h": 86.2
},
"luminance": 0.4948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB65E
secondary
#B3C2E2
accent
#4FCC19
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D