What color is #DC8E31?

#DC8E31 is a moderate orange known as Soft Pumpkin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Soft Pumpkin?

The RGB value is 220, 142, 49: 220 red, 142 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Soft Pumpkin?

The complementary color is #317FDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC8E31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Soft Pumpkin color: hex code #DC8E31

#DC8E31 rgb(220, 142, 49)

Shades of orange

Soft Pumpkin has the hex code #DC8E31. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 55.7% green and 19.2% blue (220, 142, 49).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 78% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

Soft Pumpkin (#DC8E31) color codes

HEX	`#DC8E31`
RGB	`rgb(220, 142, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 55.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 71%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 78%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 78%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.58, 22.25, 58.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.58, 62.66, 69.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.746, 34.787, 7.527)`
Decimal	`14454321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Soft Pumpkin, 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 #DC8E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DC8E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #DC8E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc8e31; }
.text { color: #dc8e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc8e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 142 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc8e31, #d4dc31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

See #DC8E31 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DC8E31?: #DC8E31 is a moderate orange known as Soft Pumpkin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Soft Pumpkin?: The RGB value is 220, 142, 49: 220 red, 142 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Soft Pumpkin?: The complementary color is #317FDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC8E31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.