#dcb599

Color #dcb599

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#dcb599

RGB

rgb(220, 181, 153)

HSL

hsl(25.1, 48.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.1, 30.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 30.5%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(76.42, 10.05, 19.57)

LCH

lch(76.42, 22, 62.82)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0592, 57.41)

HWB

hwb(25.1, 60%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99c0dc

Analogous

#dc999e

#dcb599

#dcd699

Triadic

#dcb599

#99dcb5

#b599dc

Split-complementary

#dcb599

#99dcd6

#999edc

Tetradic

#dcb599

#c0dc99

#99c0dc

#b599dc

Square

#dcb599

#9edc99

#99c0dc

#d699dc

Shades

Color #dcb599 mixed toward black.

#cc936b

#b97240

#8b5630

#5d3920

#2e1d10

Tints

Color #dcb599 mixed toward white.

#e2c1aa

#e8cebb

#eddacc

#f3e6dd

#f9f3ee

Tones

Color #dcb599 mixed toward gray.

#d6b69e

#d1b7a4

#cbb8aa

#c6b9af

#c0b9b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccca0 · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#cfd1a2 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#daa6a7 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcb599;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcb599]

Related colors

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#dcb599 (#dcb599) is rgb(220, 181, 153) in RGB.

No, #dcb599 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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