#DCBE8A#DCBE8A
#DCBE8A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.076 H 81.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCBE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 190, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 54%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 37%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 37.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.39, 3.43, 30.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.39, 30.42, 83.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.51% 0.0119 0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.51% 0.076 81) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5173, 53.8797, 31.6733) |
| Luminance | 0.5388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.14
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 3.15
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.91
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.06
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.68
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCBE8A #8AA8DC
analogous
#DC958A #DCBE8A #D1DC8A
triadic
#DCBE8A #8ADCBE #BE8ADC
tetradic
#DCBE8A #8ADC95 #8AA8DC #DC8AD1
square
#DCBE8A #8ADC95 #8AA8DC #DC8AD1
split-complementary
#DCBE8A #8AD1DC #958ADC
monochromatic
#B58736 #CEA45B #DCBE8A #EAD8B9 #F8F2E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#DCBE8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.78
#DCBE8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCBE8A
11.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCBE8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCBE8A | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.78 | 11.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBBE86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C58B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9B5B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcbe8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 190, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.076 81.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d1ac',
500: '#dcbe8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcbe8a; $custom-light: #e8d1ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcbe8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 190,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.049,
"s": 53.947,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81505,
"c": 0.07615,
"h": 81
},
"luminance": 0.53878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCBE8A
secondary
#5779B3
accent
#5EC124
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFBF7
border
#D5D4D0
text
#161410
muted
#848381