#dcb155

Color #dcb155

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 17.44 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#dcb155

RGB

rgb(220, 177, 85)

HSL

hsl(40.9, 65.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.9, 61.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 61.4%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(74.39, 5.42, 51.97)

LCH

lch(74.39, 52.25, 84.05)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.1207, 84.15)

HWB

hwb(40.9, 33.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5580dc

Analogous

#dc6d55

#dcb155

#c3dc55

Triadic

#dcb155

#55dcb1

#b155dc

Split-complementary

#dcb155

#55c3dc

#6d55dc

Tetradic

#dcb155

#80dc55

#5580dc

#b155dc

Square

#dcb155

#55dc6d

#5580dc

#dc55c3

Shades

Color #dcb155 mixed toward black.

#d39e2b

#a97e23

#7e5f1a

#543f11

#2a2009

Tints

Color #dcb155 mixed toward white.

#e2be71

#e8cb8e

#eed8aa

#f3e5c6

#f9f2e3

Tones

Color #dcb155 mixed toward gray.

#d1ad60

#c6a96b

#baa577

#afa182

#a49d8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbca74 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#cdd07a · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#da878b · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 24

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcb155;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcb155]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#dcb155 (#dcb155) is rgb(220, 177, 85) in RGB.

No, #dcb155 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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