#DF9E57#DF9E57
#DF9E57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.117 H 66.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF9E57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 158, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 68%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 61%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 61%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.06, 16.96, 46.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.06, 49.13, 69.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.82% 0.0462 0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.82% 0.117 66.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3813, 40.8333, 14.5591) |
| Luminance | 0.4083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.79
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.72
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.12
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.29
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.38
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF9E57 #5798DF
analogous
#DF5A57 #DF9E57 #DCDF57
triadic
#DF9E57 #57DF9E #9E57DF
tetradic
#DF9E57 #57DF5A #5798DF #DF57DC
square
#DF9E57 #57DF5A #5798DF #DF57DC
split-complementary
#DF9E57 #57DCDF #5A57DF
monochromatic
#9E611E #D18028 #DF9E57 #E9BC8A #F3D9BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#DF9E57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#DF9E57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DF9E57
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF9E57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF9E57 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A250
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B158
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18F8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df9e57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 158, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.117 66.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edba88',
500: '#df9e57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df9e57; $custom-light: #edba88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df9e57",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 158,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.324,
"s": 68,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74815,
"c": 0.11709,
"h": 66.7
},
"luminance": 0.4083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF9E57
secondary
#AFC8E3
accent
#6FD016
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C