#DCB98B#DCB98B
#DCB98B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.518; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.073 H 74.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB98B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 185, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 54%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 37%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 36.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.15, 6.19, 28.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.15, 28.72, 77.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.54% 0.02 0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.54% 0.073 74.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5256, 51.7799, 31.7015) |
| Luminance | 0.5178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 0.98
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 2.36
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.00
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.63
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.83
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB98B #8BAEDC
analogous
#DC908B #DCB98B #D6DC8B
triadic
#DCB98B #8BDCB9 #B98BDC
tetradic
#DCB98B #8BDC90 #8BAEDC #DC8BD6
square
#DCB98B #8BDC90 #8BAEDC #DC8BD6
split-complementary
#DCB98B #8BD6DC #908BDC
monochromatic
#B67F37 #CE9D5C #DCB98B #EAD5BA #F8F1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#DCB98B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.36
#DCB98B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB98B
11.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB98B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB98B | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.36 | 11.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6BA88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC28C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9B0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb98b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 185, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.073 74.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8cead',
500: '#dcb98b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb98b; $custom-light: #e8cead; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb98b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 185,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.074,
"s": 53.642,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80535,
"c": 0.07289,
"h": 74.1
},
"luminance": 0.51778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB98B
secondary
#587FB3
accent
#68C124
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFAF7
border
#D5D3D0
text
#161310
muted
#848381