#DCC79F#DCC79F
#DCC79F is a very light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.586; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.058 H 83.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCC79F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 199, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 28%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 27.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.05, 1.32, 22.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.05, 22.79, 86.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.72% 0.0067 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.72% 0.058 83.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1971, 58.5673, 41.1385) |
| Luminance | 0.5857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.31
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.48
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.55
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.20
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.34
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCC79F #9FB4DC
analogous
#DCA99F #DCC79F #D3DC9F
triadic
#DCC79F #9FDCC7 #C79FDC
tetradic
#DCC79F #9FDCA9 #9FB4DC #DC9FD3
square
#DCC79F #9FDCA9 #9FB4DC #DC9FD3
split-complementary
#DCC79F #9FD3DC #A99FDC
monochromatic
#BB9345 #CCAD72 #DCC79F #ECE1CC #F7F2E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#DCC79F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.71
#DCC79F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCC79F
12.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCC79F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCC79F | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.71 | 12.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C69C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6CCA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6C0BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcc79f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 199, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.058 83.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7d7bb',
500: '#dcc79f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcc79f; $custom-light: #e7d7bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcc79f",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 199,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.344,
"s": 46.565,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83722,
"c": 0.05814,
"h": 83.4
},
"luminance": 0.58566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCC79F
secondary
#6B84B4
accent
#5DBA2C
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#161412
muted
#848382