#dcb997

Color #dcb997

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 4.34 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dcb997

RGB

rgb(220, 185, 151)

HSL

hsl(29.6, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.6, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 31.4%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(77.37, 7.66, 21.95)

LCH

lch(77.37, 23.25, 70.76)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.061, 65.91)

HWB

hwb(29.6, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97badc

Analogous

#dc9797

#dcb997

#dcdb97

Triadic

#dcb997

#97dcb9

#b997dc

Split-complementary

#dcb997

#97dcdb

#9797dc

Tetradic

#dcb997

#badc97

#97badc

#b997dc

Square

#dcb997

#97dc97

#97badc

#db97dc

Shades

Color #dcb997 mixed toward black.

#cc9a69

#b97b3e

#8b5c2f

#5c3d1f

#2e1f10

Tints

Color #dcb997 mixed toward white.

#e2c5a8

#e8d0ba

#eddccb

#f3e8dc

#f9f3ee

Tones

Color #dcb997 mixed toward gray.

#d6b99d

#d0b9a2

#cbb9a8

#c5b9ae

#bfb9b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecda0 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#d0d2a2 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#daa7a8 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcb997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcb997]

Related colors

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#dcb997 (#dcb997) is rgb(220, 185, 151) in RGB.

No, #dcb997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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