#DFB256#DFB256

#DFB256 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.122 H 83.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DFB256
RGB	rgb(223, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(40, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(40, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.2%, 61.4%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.95, 6.23, 52.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.95, 52.59, 83.20°)
OKLab	oklab(78.64% 0.0145 0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(78.64% 0.122 83.1)
XYZ	xyz(48.0341, 48.2037, 15.5765)
Luminance	0.4820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DFB256 #5683DF

analogous

#DF6D56 #DFB256 #C7DF56

triadic

#DFB256 #56DFB2 #B256DF

tetradic

#DFB256 #56DF6D #5683DF #DF56C7

square

#DFB256 #56DF6D #5683DF #DF56C7

split-complementary

#DFB256 #56C7DF #6D56DF

monochromatic

#9D731E #D09927 #DFB256 #E9C989 #F2E1BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97

#DFB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.64

#DFB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DFB256

10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DFB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DFB256	1.00	1.97	10.64	10.64
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C6B24D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D0BD59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#F1A49E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dfb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.122 83.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ecc889',
    500: '#dfb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dfb256;
$custom-light: #ecc889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dfb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 223,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40.292,
    "s": 68.159,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78641,
    "c": 0.12152,
    "h": 83.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.48201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DFB256

secondary

#AEBFE2

accent

#53D015

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FDF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#17130C

muted

#85827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #DFB256

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

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