#DEC5AB#DEC5AB
#DEC5AB is a very light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.045 H 68.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEC5AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 197, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 44%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 23%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 23%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.96, 4.79, 16.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.96, 16.97, 73.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.77% 0.0167 0.0419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.77% 0.045 68.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4414, 58.4040, 46.7674) |
| Luminance | 0.5840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.11
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 6.36
Peach
#FFDAB9
ΔE00 6.57
Light Peach
#FFD8B1
ΔE00 6.86
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 6.89
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEC5AB #ABC4DE
analogous
#DEACAB #DEC5AB #DEDEAB
triadic
#DEC5AB #ABDEC5 #C5ABDE
tetradic
#DEC5AB #ABDEAC #ABC4DE #DEABDE
square
#DEC5AB #ABDEAC #ABC4DE #DEABDE
split-complementary
#DEC5AB #ABDEDE #ACABDE
monochromatic
#BB8853 #CDA77F #DEC5AB #EFE3D7 #F6F0E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#DEC5AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#DEC5AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEC5AB
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEC5AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEC5AB | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC6A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4CBAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7BFBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dec5ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 197, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.045 68.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d6c4',
500: '#dec5ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dec5ab; $custom-light: #e8d6c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dec5ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 197,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.588,
"s": 43.59,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83772,
"c": 0.04514,
"h": 68.2
},
"luminance": 0.58402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEC5AB
secondary
#7796B6
accent
#71B72F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFBF9
border
#D5D4D2
text
#161412
muted
#848382