#DFCD9C#DFCD9C
#DFCD9C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.618; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.067 H 90.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCD9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 205, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 51%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 30%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 30%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.78, -1.04, 26.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.78, 26.74, 92.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.13% -0.0003 0.0673) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.13% 0.067 90.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2641, 61.7525, 40.2963) |
| Luminance | 0.6175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.57
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.05
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.80
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 6.29
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.44
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCD9C #9CAEDF
analogous
#DFAC9C #DFCD9C #D0DF9C
triadic
#DFCD9C #9CDFCD #CD9CDF
tetradic
#DFCD9C #9CDFAC #9CAEDF #DF9CD0
square
#DFCD9C #9CDFAC #9CAEDF #DF9CD0
split-complementary
#DFCD9C #9CD0DF #AC9CDF
monochromatic
#C19E40 #D0B66E #DFCD9C #EEE4CA #F8F3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#DFCD9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.35
#DFCD9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCD9C
13.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCD9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCD9C | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.35 | 13.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8CB99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDD09E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAC5C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfcd9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 205, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.067 90.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9dcb9',
500: '#dfcd9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfcd9c; $custom-light: #e9dcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfcd9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 205,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.881,
"s": 51.145,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85126,
"c": 0.0673,
"h": 90.3
},
"luminance": 0.61751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCD9C
secondary
#687DB7
accent
#50BF27
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#161511
muted
#848481