#DCB85E#DCB85E
#DCB85E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.503; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.117 H 87.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB85E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 184, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.26, 2.38, 49.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.26, 49.90, 87.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.63% 0.0045 0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.63% 0.117 87.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6783, 50.3074, 17.7338) |
| Luminance | 0.5030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.83
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.26
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.35
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.35
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.18
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB85E #5E82DC
analogous
#DC795E #DCB85E #C1DC5E
triadic
#DCB85E #5EDCB8 #B85EDC
tetradic
#DCB85E #5EDC79 #5E82DC #DC5EC1
square
#DCB85E #5EDC79 #5E82DC #DC5EC1
split-complementary
#DCB85E #5EC1DC #795EDC
monochromatic
#9D7A22 #D0A12D #DCB85E #E7CE90 #F2E4C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#DCB85E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.06
#DCB85E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB85E
11.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB85E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB85E | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.06 | 11.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB655
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C061
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb85e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 184, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.117 87.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eacd8e',
500: '#dcb85e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb85e; $custom-light: #eacd8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb85e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 184,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.857,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79627,
"c": 0.11665,
"h": 87.8
},
"luminance": 0.50305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB85E
secondary
#3D5AA1
accent
#4CCC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFAF4
border
#D6D3CE
text
#17130C
muted
#85837F