Color

#DCC59D

Light muted warm orange. Nearest reference color: Lion.

RGB

0–255

220

197

157

CMYK

0–100%

10.45%

28.64%

13.73%

RGB describes how #DCC59D is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 220, green 197 and blue 157.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 10.45%, yellow 28.64% and black 13.73%.

HSL values

H 38.1° S 47.37% L 73.92%

In the HSL color model, #DCC59D has a hue of 38.1°, 47.37% saturation and 73.92% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#DCC59D is a light, warm orange with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #DCC59D in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #DCC59D

RGB rgb(220, 197, 157)

HSL hsl(38.1 47.37% 73.92%)

OKLCH oklch(0.832801 0.059153 81.3737)

CSS --color: #DCC59D;

Tints of #DCC59D

Tints are lighter variations of #DCC59D. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFECCB #F9E2B9 #EFD8AF #E6CEA6 #DCC59D

Shades of #DCC59D

Shades are darker variations of #DCC59D. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#DCC59D #A38D67 #6E5935 #3C2A02 #0A0500

Tones of #DCC59D

Tones reduce the chroma of #DCC59D, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#DCC59D #D8C6A7 #D4C6B0 #CFC7B9 #CBC8C2

Tonal range of #DCC59D

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #DCC59D between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFECCB #F9E2B9 #EFD8AF #E6CEA6 #DCC59D #A38D67 #6E5935 #3C2A02 #0A0500

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFECCB;
    --color-200: #F9E2B9;
    --color-300: #EFD8AF;
    --color-400: #E6CEA6;
    --color-500: #DCC59D;
    --color-600: #A38D67;
    --color-700: #6E5935;
    --color-800: #3C2A02;
    --color-900: #0A0500;
}

Colors that go with #DCC59D

Color harmonies for #DCC59D are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#DCC59D #B3C9F0

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#E9BEA6 #DCC59D #C9CDA0

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#DCC59D #9BD4D8 #DBBCE0

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#DCC59D #A2D0E8 #C8C2EC

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#DCC59D #A2D5C3 #B3C9F0 #E8B9CD

CSS gradients with #DCC59D

These gradients show how #DCC59D moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#DCC59D #E5D3B5 #EEE2CE #F6F0E6 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #DCC59D, #E5D3B5, #EEE2CE, #F6F0E6, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#DCC59D #958569 #544B3A #1B1710 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #DCC59D, #958569, #544B3A, #1B1710, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#DCC59D #ECBBAE #E8B9CC #D2BFE7 #B3C9F0

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #DCC59D, #ECBBAE, #E8B9CC, #D2BFE7, #B3C9F0);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #DCC59D. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.68:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

12.52:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.5758 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #DCC59D as the background.

background-color: #DCC59D;
color: #000000;

Using #DCC59D in design

See how #DCC59D works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#DCC59D used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #DCC59D to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#F9E2B9

#DCC59D

#3C2A02

Colors similar to #DCC59D

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #DCC59D, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#F7DFB6 #C2AC84 #E7C280 #D0C7B7 #E1C39F #D6C89D #EECFAB #C9BB90

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #DCC59D may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #D0C49A Deuteranopia #D5CA9E Tritanopia #E7BEBA

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #DCC59D can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 55.5679
Y: 57.5842
Z: 40.0795

CIELAB

L*: 80.507
a*: 2.1068
b*: 23.057

OKLab

L: 0.832801
a: 0.008872
b: 0.058483

OKLCH

L: 0.832801
C: 0.059153
H: 81.3737°