What color is #DCAE96?

#DCAE96 is a light, moderate orange known as Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dusty Rose?

The RGB value is 220, 174, 150: 220 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dusty Rose?

The complementary color is #96C4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCAE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dusty Rose color: hex code #DCAE96

#DCAE96 rgb(220, 174, 150)

Shades of orange

Dusty Rose has the hex code #DCAE96. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 68.2% green and 58.8% blue (220, 174, 150).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 50% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 32% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

Dusty Rose (#DCAE96) color codes

HEX	`#DCAE96`
RGB	`rgb(220, 174, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 68.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 50%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 32%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, 13.4, 18.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 23.02, 54.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.157, 47.692, 35.412)`
Decimal	`14462614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dusty Rose, 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 #DCAE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCAE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #DCAE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcae96; }
.text { color: #dcae96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcae96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 174 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcae96, #dcd196); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DCAE96 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DCAE96?: #DCAE96 is a light, moderate orange known as Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dusty Rose?: The RGB value is 220, 174, 150: 220 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dusty Rose?: The complementary color is #96C4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCAE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.