What color is #DCB68A?

#DCB68A is a light, moderate orange known as Brandy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brandy?

The RGB value is 220, 182, 138: 220 red, 182 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brandy?

The complementary color is #8AB0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB68A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brandy color: hex code #DCB68A

#DCB68A rgb(220, 182, 138)

Shades of beige

Brandy has the hex code #DCB68A. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 71.4% green and 54.1% blue (220, 182, 138).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 54% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 37% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

Brandy (#DCB68A) color codes

HEX	`#DCB68A`
RGB	`rgb(220, 182, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 71.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 54%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 37%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 37%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.38, 7.66, 27.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.38, 28.59, 74.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.832, 50.509, 31.112)`
Decimal	`14464650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brandy, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DCB68A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB68A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DCB68A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb68a; }
.text { color: #dcb68a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb68a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 182 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb68a, #d9dc8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DCB68A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DCB68A?: #DCB68A is a light, moderate orange known as Brandy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brandy?: The RGB value is 220, 182, 138: 220 red, 182 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brandy?: The complementary color is #8AB0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB68A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.