#DCC37F#DCC37F
#DCC37F is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.558; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.091 H 90.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCC37F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 195, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 57%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 42%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 42.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.49, -0.40, 37.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.49, 37.37, 90.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.31% -0.0001 0.0913) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.31% 0.091 90.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8625, 55.7802, 28.0567) |
| Luminance | 0.5578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.31
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.55
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.19
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.77
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.05
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCC37F #7F98DC
analogous
#DC947F #DCC37F #C6DC7F
triadic
#DCC37F #7FDCC3 #C37FDC
tetradic
#DCC37F #7FDC94 #7F98DC #DC7FC6
square
#DCC37F #7FDC94 #7F98DC #DC7FC6
split-complementary
#DCC37F #7FC6DC #947FDC
monochromatic
#B08E30 #CFAC4F #DCC37F #E9DAAF #F6F0DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#DCC37F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.16
#DCC37F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCC37F
12.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCC37F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCC37F | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.16 | 12.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C17A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C881
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9B9B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcc37f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 195, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.091 90.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d5a5',
500: '#dcc37f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcc37f; $custom-light: #e8d5a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcc37f",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 195,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.871,
"s": 57.055,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82312,
"c": 0.09134,
"h": 90.1
},
"luminance": 0.55778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCC37F
secondary
#4D68B2
accent
#4DC521
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF6
border
#D5D4D0
text
#16140F
muted
#848380