#DCBC99 — Light Amber

#DCBC99 is a light amber in the Amber family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light sand, and it is also commonly known as Sand, Wheat. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#DCBC99 color swatch, light amber#DCBC99
CSS Nameburlywood (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f5f2
100#eee9e3
200#e2d7cc
300#d0bda9
400#b89d7f
500#a48562
600#917351
700#7a5f40
800#664f34
900#57422b
950#342617

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.80:1
Contrast on black
11.70:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.004 69.3); /* #f7f5f2 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.009 69.3); /* #eee9e3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.019 69.3); /* #e2d7cc */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.035 69.3); /* #d0bda9 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.052 69.3); /* #b89d7f */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.063 69.3); /* #a48562 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.061 69.3); /* #917351 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.058 69.3); /* #7a5f40 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.051 69.3); /* #664f34 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.046 69.3); /* #57422b */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.033 69.3); /* #342617 */
}

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