#DFCA9C#DFCA9C
#DFCA9C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.603; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.065 H 86.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCA9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 202, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 51%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 30%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 30%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.02, 0.52, 25.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.02, 25.69, 88.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.52% 0.0042 0.0648) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.52% 0.065 86.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5534, 60.3311, 40.0594) |
| Luminance | 0.6033 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.95
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.96
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.46
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 6.36
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 6.51
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCA9C #9CB1DF
analogous
#DFA99C #DFCA9C #D3DF9C
triadic
#DFCA9C #9CDFCA #CA9CDF
tetradic
#DFCA9C #9CDFA9 #9CB1DF #DF9CD3
square
#DFCA9C #9CDFA9 #9CB1DF #DF9CD3
split-complementary
#DFCA9C #9CD3DF #A99CDF
monochromatic
#C19840 #D0B16E #DFCA9C #EEE3CA #F8F3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#DFCA9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.07
#DFCA9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCA9C
13.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCA9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCA9C | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.07 | 13.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C999
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DACE9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAC2BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfca9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 202, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.065 86.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eadab9',
500: '#dfca9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfca9c; $custom-light: #eadab9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfca9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 202,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.194,
"s": 51.145,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84524,
"c": 0.06496,
"h": 86.3
},
"luminance": 0.60329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCA9C
secondary
#6881B7
accent
#56BF27
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#161411
muted
#848381