#DF9972#DF9972

#DF9972 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.100 H 49.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DF9972
RGB	rgb(223, 153, 114)
HSL	hsl(21, 63%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(21, 49%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 48.9%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.25, 21.85, 31.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.25, 37.96, 54.85°)
OKLab	oklab(74.31% 0.0643 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(74.31% 0.1 49.8)
XYZ	xyz(44.8623, 39.6888, 21.2142)
Luminance	0.3968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DF9972 #72B8DF

analogous

#DF7281 #DF9972 #DFCF72

triadic

#DF9972 #72DF99 #9972DF

tetradic

#DF9972 #81DF72 #72B8DF #CF72DF

square

#DF9972 #81DF72 #72B8DF #CF72DF

split-complementary

#DF9972 #72DFCF #7281DF

monochromatic

#AF5828 #D47540 #DF9972 #EABDA4 #F6E1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#DF9972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.94

#DF9972 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DF9972

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DF9972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DF9972	1.00	2.35	8.94	8.94
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACA06F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BDAF72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F08C8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #df9972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 153, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.100 49.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ecb79b',
    500: '#df9972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #df9972;
$custom-light: #ecb79b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#df9972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 223,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.468,
    "s": 63.006,
    "l": 66.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74306,
    "c": 0.09965,
    "h": 49.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.39685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DF9972

secondary

#C4DBE8

accent

#8CCB1B

background

#FEFBF9

surface

#FDF6F2

border

#D5D0CC

text

#17110E

muted

#85807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #DF9972

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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