What color is #DC9B68?

#DC9B68 is a light, moderate orange known as Coyote. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Coyote?

The RGB value is 220, 155, 104: 220 red, 155 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Coyote?

The complementary color is #68A9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC9B68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Coyote color: hex code #DC9B68

#DC9B68 rgb(220, 155, 104)

Shades of orange

Coyote has the hex code #DC9B68. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 60.8% green and 40.8% blue (220, 155, 104).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 62% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 53% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

Coyote (#DC9B68) color codes

HEX	`#DC9B68`
RGB	`rgb(220, 155, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 60.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 62%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 53%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 53%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.23, 18.66, 36.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.23, 40.8, 62.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.738, 39.661, 18.446)`
Decimal	`14457704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Coyote, 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 #DC9B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DC9B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #DC9B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc9b68; }
.text { color: #dc9b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc9b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 155 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc9b68, #dcd568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DC9B68 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DC9B68?: #DC9B68 is a light, moderate orange known as Coyote. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Coyote?: The RGB value is 220, 155, 104: 220 red, 155 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Coyote?: The complementary color is #68A9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC9B68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.